A recent Facebook post from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service suggested the showy lady’s slipper should win the Flower of the Year Award – if such an award existed. I certainly enjoy looking at them.

If you're a gardener that isn't already familiar with lady slipper orchids—known scientifically as Cypripedium reginae—then you're missing out. "A lady slipper is a beautiful flower naturally shaped ...

In general, lady-slippers want loose, aerated soil, not compacted dry soil. If your showy lady-slippers do well, you can divide them like hostas early in the spring or in the fall to get more plants.

A familiar song — “tea-cher, Tea-Cher, TEA-CHER!” — greeted me as I stepped from my car. I first heard that territorial assertion of the ovenbird in this same spot 39 years ago in 1984. Another three ...

Dear master gardener: A friend told me that it is illegal to pick a lady’s slipper because it is our state flower. Is this true? Is it possible to buy the plant for my garden? The Showy Lady’s Slipper ...

The showy lady’s slipper may be Minnesota’s state flower, but it’s one that many residents have probably never seen in the wild. Soon, it will be time to keep a lookout. Protected by state law since ...

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The Lady Slipper Scenic Byway committee is a group, we're nonprofit, and it was formed to help protect and promote the lady slippers along the scenic byway, which is the highway between Cass Lake and ...