Cypripedium Francis Deer Resistant Plants This is sure to become

This is sure to become a new southern favorite

Each huge flower is composed of a double row of pink petals highlighted by a central white ball of stamens

It is readily propagated by mid-spring stem cuttings or by division

The 2" tall x 18" wide mats of fleshy green foliage are blanketed

so it's worth trying in colder regions

Cypripedium Francis Deer Resistant Plants This is sure to becomeCypripedium 'Francis' is a 2001 Owen Robinson release a cross of the US native Cypripedium kentuckiense and the Asian native Cypripedium speciosum. Cypripedium 'Francis', named after Owen's dad, forms a 15" tall specimen, topped with medium sized flowers with a white and purple stained pouch from the Cypripedium speciosum parent, and backed with long, twisted, purple striped sepals that show the influence of Cypripedium kentuckiense. As with all