Tom Banes photographed flowers found in prairie grasslands, clockwise from upper left, prairie gentian, a hybrid prairie lady's slipper-yellow lady's slipper, narrow-leaved coneflower, prairie ...

One cannot help but be awed by the showy lady’s slipper, if by chance one is lucky enough to stumble upon any. Lots of “ohhhs and ahhhs” escape our lips. Boreal, temperate, and tropical ...

While gardeners in cooler zones may want to add native yellow lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedium parviflorum) or rose pogonia orchids (Pogonia ophioglossoides) to their gardens, growers in warmer ...

Named for their unique shape that looks somewhat like a delicate shoe, stunners like the showy lady’s slipper (Cypripedium ...