Heard on the BBC this morning that the ladyslipper is on the endangered list
in the UK and prior to Kew Gardens getting involved there was only one left
in the UK.....there are so many local names that I ask the
following.........is that the same plant I have growing wild in my garden?

Cypripedium reginae

Harold Walker

In article iU90a.185938$AV4.4788@sccrnsc01, "Anne Middleton/Harold Walker" writes:
| Heard on the BBC this morning that the ladyslipper is on the endangered list
| in the UK and prior to Kew Gardens getting involved there was only one left
| in the UK.....there are so many local names that I ask the
| following.........is that the same plant I have growing wild in my garden?
|
| Cypripedium reginae

No. The native one is Cypripedium calceolus. The information
that you have heard isn't quite correct, but very close. The wild
population was indeed down to one, but the explanation of how it
was protected is a bit more complicated than that.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren,
University of Cambridge Computing Service,
New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
Email:
Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679

In article , Sue & Bob Hobden
writes


Quite different in flower colour and distribution, your's is from America.
If it's naturalised in your garden you are a very lucky person (or an expert
with them?).

The last remaining clump of truly wild ones was being guarded in a field
somewhere in Yorkshire I believe but has now set seed and the resultant seed
has been grown at Kew (The Sainsbury Collection?)

and some of the plants have been planted back in its native habitat.


Wasn't the Plantlife charity involved too?
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/

Anne Middleton/Harold Walker wrote:

Heard on the BBC this morning that the ladyslipper is on the endangered list
in the UK and prior to Kew Gardens getting involved there was only one left
in the UK.....there are so many local names that I ask the
following.........is that the same plant I have growing wild in my garden?

Cypripedium reginae

Harold Walker

Well, Harold... to start anew...
If you have Cypripedium reginae "growing wild in your garden"....
Where are you (hearing the BBC?), and are you sure about the identity
of the plant?
Regards,
Roger.


--
Walk tall, walk straight, and look the world right into the eye.

You're welcome to visit my gardening page:
http://users.pandora.be/roger.van.loon/gardenp.htm

"Kay wrote in message

Wasn't the Plantlife charity involved too?
--

I thought that too but it's not mentioned on their web site, strange. Wonder
where we both got that from?
I also remember English Nature were involved as was Kew Gardens, of course,
and there was an article in a recent Kew Magazine about the saving of this
plant but I give our copies away after we've read them. :-(

www.rbgkew.org.uk/ksheets/sainsbury2.html

Gives lots of information on what's had and is to be done to save "our"
plant of this species.
--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

Well, Harold... to start anew...
If you have Cypripedium reginae "growing wild in your garden"....
Where are you (hearing the BBC?), and are you sure about the identity
of the plant?
Regards,
Roger.
Cape Cod, USA.........plant identity is correct Roger......listen to the BBC
most mornings at 9am our time.......that's 2pm UK time......gotta keep up to
date with the goings on in the "old country".........HW.
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