Cypripedium kentuckiense

The Kentucky lady's slipper, the largest-flowered Cypripedium, a winter-deciduous terrestrial orchid of the southeastern United States. It grows in moist, acidic, sandy soils on stream terraces, floodplains and ravine slopes under deciduous forest, and needs a genuine cold winter dormancy.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Floodplains, ravines and seepy lower slopes on acidic or sandy soil under hardwood or mixed forest, often near streams, in isolated patches.

The measured sites are lowland (50–400 m).

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🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.