Calypso bulbosa var. americana
Fairy Slipper
Calypso bulbosa
(L.) Oakes Species
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- Botanical name
- Calypso bulbosa
- Also known as
- Calypso, Fairy Slipper, Fairy-Slipper, Fairy-Slipper Orchid, Fairyslipper, Fairyslipper Orchid, Venus' Slipper, Venus's Slipper
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Calypso
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Fairy Slipper
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Calypso bulbosa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Calypso borealis
Calypso bulbosa f. bulbosa
Calypsodium boreale
Cymbidium boreale
Cypripedium bulbosum
Cytherea borealis
Cytherea bulbosa
Limodorum boreale
Norna borealis
Norna borealis var. europaea
Orchidium arcticum
Orchidium boreale
Others in Calypso
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