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Gardens at Post Hill Store

Orchids for Sale

Fall List 2023 - Closed until Fall 2024

Ordering

Note on payment. Because we are no longer a business, we cannot continue to use our Paypal business account. That means that we have to use a personal email account to receive money. I have set up orchidron1955@gmail.com to do that while I figure out a better way.

This method is clunky, since you will have to send me an email message noting what plants you would like and I will send a reply with an invoice, including amount you owe. You will also receive a message from Paypal that "You'vegot a money request" from the orchidron1955 account. At the bottom of the message there will be a "Pay Now" button. When you press the button you can log in to your Paypal account, or log in as a Guest to pay using a credit or debit card.

If you feel safer sending a check that is fine. Please send me a reply from the invoice message stating that you will send a check. I will hold your plants for 10 days to allow time for the check to arrive.



Plants ordered from our Fall list will be sent in mid-late October after all plants are dormant

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GPH is a hobbyist grower of Cypripedium and some other terrestrial orchids. We make crosses and raise plants to blooming size to assess the qualities of flowers from the new crosses. We sell excess plants once we have assessed the flowers to make room for new seedlings from new crosses. Thus, our stock of any given species or hybrid is limited in number. We will endeavor to note on our list when our stock of a certain plant is sold out, but during a day, we may receive more orders than the number of plants we have available. We will let you know immediately when we realize that has happened and we will refund your payment immediately.

The plants we sell as 'blooming size' have bloomed at least one year. This does not necessarily mean that the plant you receive will bloom next Spring, but more often than not it will. Some species and hybrids may abort their bud the first Spring after being transplanted. This is a response to being moved. We have found that Cyp tibeticum and Cyp macranthos are particularly prone to first year bud abortion.

It is also important to keep in mind that the plants we sell will have a variable number of growth buds. The price at which we sell is for one growth bud but often there is more than one bud, the 'extras' are bonuses to the buyer. Sometimes we sell plants with specific numbers of buds but we dont do this often as the plants are grown in beds and it is difficult to determine exactly how many buds a given plant has without disturbing it a great deal.

Many of the hybrids and some of the species we sell are 'new.' For a species this means that it has not been in cultivation extensively so we do not have a good feel for how long a plant may survive in your planting bed. We know it has grown in cultivation for at least 5 years since all of our plants are seed-grown but we dont know with certainty what the breadth of conditions in which they survive might be. We let you know this in our descriptions. These plants are for those who have experience with Cypripediums and are prepared to lose them. We sometimes sell Cyp lichiangense or Cyp arietinum. These often last for a few years but all too soon are lost. All of us who have kept Cyp's have killed very many! While some species and hybrids last for very long periods of time - Cyp reginae, Cyp pubescens, Cyp Gisela and so forth are very difficult to kill and we have specimens that are more than 15 years old, many new hybrids do well, but over a few years tend to decline and are eventually lost. This is the case for many hybrid plants including orchids. Since most of the hybrids we sell have only been in existance for 5-10 years, it is natural to expect that some will not be long-lived. We note in the descriptions some that have done very well for us for many years. If you are looking for good garden plants for your perennial beds in shady sites, keep to these.

Finally, we ship our plants bare root in clear plastic bags. Having a clear plastic bag allows you to become comfortable or not with the quality of the plant when it arrives. If you do not like the look of a rhizome when you receive it we are happy to take it back as we want you to be happy with the plants you receive. This also means that if you order from us, it is with the understanding that we cannot be responsible for issues that become apparent after you plant your rhizome. The rhizomes are in good condition when we dig them or we dont send them on to you. On very rare occasions we find there is a quality or suitability issue. For example, some years ago we received Cyp Sebastian, very nice plants, from an outside source. We kept some and sold some. The next Spring, we found that ours had degraded in our beds. This was not due to the quality of the plants but rather their inability to tolerate conditions outside of those in their native habitat at above 5000 feet in the Rocky Mountains (the habitat of one of their parents, Cyp montanum). Since we had sold the plants as hardy in our conditions and they were not, in the Spring we contacted customers who purchased them and told them of our findings, and if the plants had not survived for a customer we refunded their purchase price. Outside of instances in which the plants we sold you were from beds that subsequently failed as in this example, we do not replace plants.


Plants

In addition to listed plants, we also sometimes have available limited numbers of unlisted plants - please contact us if you are looking for something we do not have. If we do not have it, we will help you find someone who does.

Due to the difficulty and costs of obtaining phytosanitary and CITES certificates, we can only ship within the United States.

Bed of Cyp reginae album

Cypripedium reginae forma album clump in its 8th year with 14 flowers.



Cypripedium Ladyslipper Orchids

Cypripedium ladyslipper orchids are among the most showy of the temperate terrestrial orchids. Please read our cultivation instructions to make sure that you live in an appropriate part of the country to grow these magnificient garden plants. Plants should be situated in a partially shaded area and preferably planted in a soiless medium. Please read our cultivation instructions before you order.

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Cypripedium Anna

Cypripedium Anna Frosch®

Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp Anna is a hybrid of our North American Cyp parviflorum parviflorum and the Asian Cyp macranthos hotei-atsumorianum. We have grown this hybrid in our own gardens in Connecticut and plan to add it here in Washington.


Cypripedium Annegret

Cypripedium Annegret Frosch®
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp Annegret is a hybrid of our North American Cyp parviflorum makasin and the Asian Cyp shanxiense.


Cypripedium alaskanum

Cypripedium alaskanum Frosch®
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp xalaskanum is a natural hybrid of our North American Cyp guttatum and Cyp yatabeanum. Both of these species hail from Alaska and extend down the Aleuthian chain to northern parts of Japan. Plants that originate in Alaska require cold temperatures. and are recommended for Zone 4. Plants that originate in Japan are hardy to Zone 6 and perhaps Zone 7. These plants originated with Micheal Weinert and Frosch's Exclusive Perennials in Germany. Michael has found these to do well in his gardens. See also Frosch's Alaskan Beauty below.


Cypripedium Barbara

Cypripedium Barbara Frosch®
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp Barbara is a hybrid of two Asian species, Cyp macranthos rebunense and Cyp segawae.


Cypripedium californicum

Cypripedium californicum
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp californicum is native to northern California and southern Oregon. It is unusual for a Cypripedium in having many small flowers. While looking at it in its native habitat suggests that it grows in relatively dry media in the sun, keep in mind that it is growing just above a very wet area (a giveaway is the large number of California Pitcher plants among which it grows! We were unsuccessful with keeping this species alive for more than 2-3 years in Connecticut where is gets far too cold during the Winter. We are looking forward to attempting it in Washington. This species is successfully grown in pots by Bill Steele (see our Link for Spangle Creek Labs) in a mixture of perlite and turface. This species does like bright conditions - Bill grows them under 50% shade cloth so a lightly shaded area is fine. Since Cyp californicum occurs naturally in Zone 7 it was no surprise that we had difficulty in Connecticut (Zone 5). Bill recommends Zones 7-9, and maybe Zone 6. Bill has keep them alive over the winter under thick mulch with temperatures reaching -42 F - Bill lives in northern Minnesota.


Cypripedium Eurasia

Cypripedium Eurasia Frosch®
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp Eurasia is a hybrid of Cyp macranthos and Cyp tibeticum. Such a cross might not be considered likely to be hardy in North America but we have had Cyp Eurasia in our Washington garden - zone 8, well above the natural habitats ot the parents. We and many European growers have had Cyp Eurasia growing for many years. Those in our garden were planted as flowering adults 7 years ago.


Cypripedium Frosch's Alaskan Beauty

Cypripedium 'Frosch's Alaskan Beauty' Frosch®

Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp 'Frosch's Alaskan Beauty' is a meristem clone of the same grex of Cyp xalaskanum that we present above. Michael Weinert has made many meristem clones of superior Cypripedium. He chooses the originating stock from plants that are exceptionally garden- hardy and with the most attractive flowers. These clones (see the following 2 selections as well, are more expensive than the noncloned hybrids since it is a LOT of work to produce them (I have made meristem hybrids in the past and the labor involved is quite intensive).


Cypripedium 'Frosch's Mother Earth'

Cypripedium 'Frosch's Mother Earth' Frosch®
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp 'Frosch's Mother Earth' is a meristem clone of the long-time favorite Cyp Inge.


Cypripedium Frosch's Queen of the Mist

Cypripedium 'Frosch's Queen of the Mist' Frosch®
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp 'Frosch's Queen of the Mist' is a meristem clone of an album form of Cyp xventricosum. It rapidly forms clumps.


Cypripedium John Haggar

Cypripedium John Haggar
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp John Haggar is a named variety of Cypripedium macranthos. It has long been popular among Cypripedium gardeners.


Cypripedium Philipp Dark

Cypripedium Philipp Dark
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp Philipp has some of the largest flowers among Cyp's, inherited from its Cyp kentuckiense parent. Philipp 'Dark' is a particularly brightly colored form introduced several years ago by Anthura. We grow Philipp in artificial medium that contains about 50% sand to mimic Cyp kentuckiense's native habitat. The perfect sand is Quikrete all purpose sand - the off-white to light brown colored sand. The very white sandbox sands are often extremely alkaline and will kill your plants very quickly. I have not been without Cyp Phlipp Dark in my garden since it was introduced about 10 years ago. The flowers are always amazing. I hate to sell any!


Cypripedium Sabine album

Cypripedium Sabine album
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp Sabine album is a hardy plant with large, white flowers, sometimes with tiny red dots. These grow into nice, large clumps in our Seattle garden.


Cypripedium Ulla Silkens

Cypripedium Ulla Silkens Frosch®
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp Ulla Silkens is one of the first registered Cypripedium hybrids, between the US Cyp reginae and the Asian Cyp flavum. The flower appearance is variable, sometimes being nearly pure white with a few purple dots, ranging to a flower very similar to the Cyp reginae parent. It is an easy to grow plant, especially farther North.


Cypripedium Victoria

Cypripedium Victoria
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Cyp Victoria has been a favorite of mine since it first became availabe. It has huge flowers since it is a hybrid of the two largest-flowered Cyps, kentuckiense and fasciolatum. We have produced our own in the past but we have had a difficult time maintaining Cyp fasciolatum over several years.


Dactylorhiza Foliorella

Dactylorhiza Foliorella
Blooming size plant
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Dact Foliorella


Dactylorhiza foliosa hybrids

Dactylorhiza foliosa hybrids
Blooming size plant
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Dact foliosa hybrids ...


Dactylorhiza iberica x inc cocc

Dactylorhiza iberica x incarnata ssp coccinea
Blooming size plant
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Dact iberica x inc cocc ...


Dactylorhiza maculata x foliosa

Dactylorhiza maculata x foliosa
Blooming size plant
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Once you have chosen the plants you would like to order, please send me a list to orchidron1955@gmail.com and I will send payment instructions. Plants will be shipped in mid-October.

Dact ...