Mary Sue asked: “Does anyone else in our group grow Cypripedium?” Cypripedium japonicum has been a success in my garden: my clump in now about ten years old. This species is worth growing for its foliage as much as for its flowers. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/