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 ...

More than 30 showy lady’s-slippers surprised Clyde and Stacie Varnson, who live on 10th Crow Wing Lake. While they have many yellow lady’s-slippers on their property, these are the first showy ...

Dear Jessica: I read an article about the rarity of lady slipper orchids. I have them on my property and am wondering how to care for or transplant them. Do you have any advice regarding these plants?

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 ...

Deep in the College Woods -- Martha Case believes in love at first sight, especially when it comes to Lady’s Slippers. Who? What? Lady’s Slippers are among the most fragile, confounding orchids known ...

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? Answer: The showy lady’s ...

Among all the flora in the Forest Preserve District of Will County, one is so distinctive, so vulnerable and so rare, that officials will not reveal its location. It is not easy to find the elusive ...