The Lady Slipper
The Minnesota state flower since 1902, and a protected species in Minnesota since 1925. they are orchids that grow wild Minnesota in damp woods and boggy areas. I have seen them growing in the wild and they are beautiful. The plant can live for 50 years and can take as many as 16 years to grow and bloom. This plant grows in captivity at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Como Park,
in St. Paul, MN. Most of the photos I have seen of them are not this up close, which is why I took one, they are gorgeous.
