March 13, 2005
Cypripedium micranthum.
Correction: This is actually Cypripedium formosanum, not micranthum (which actually has a very small flower, unlike its mis-named slipper relative Paph micranthum). This gorgeous flower is from the display of the Bournemouth Orchid Society.
(with thanks to Dr. Chong-Yee Khoo)
