Cypripedium henryi Hibiscus We recomend planting Araucaria araucana

We recomend planting Araucaria araucana where other moisture-sucking plants are on the north side to help keep the soil dry in the event of heavy summer rains

and acidic soils

NC garden of the late plantsman Bobby Wilder

Thanks to our friends at Yucca Do for sharing this gem

Cypripedium henryi Hibiscus We recomend planting Araucaria araucana(aka: Cypripedium sinensis) We've longed to offer Cypripedium henryi, but waiting eight years for seed propagated plants to reach flower size is an exercise in patience. Cypripedium henryi is a small growing ladyslipper orchid from Central to Southern China (Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan), where it inhabits moist, organic, alkaline soils from 2,500' 7,500' elevation. When happy in the garden, the 18" tall Cypripedium henryi