Dear master gardener: A friend told me that it is illegal to pick a lady’s slipper because it is our state flower. Is this true? Is it possible to buy the plant for my garden? The Showy Lady’s Slipper ...

Q: I recently came across a patch of 100 or so lady’s slippers located in the woods on private property. I have read that these beauties are on the endangered species list. I’m wondering if it would ...

In the wild, they often grow in fens, or areas where water is present (and moving slowly through it) and with a limestone-based substrate. Don Avery recommends top dressing the soil around show ...

Lady’s Slipper, has been Minnesota’s state flower, ever since 1902. Minnesota continues to protect it dating back to 1925. It is important to keep in mind, that picking, uprooting and unearthing the ...

A decades-long bid to bring back one of Britain’s “rarest and most impressive” wildflowers has seen success with the first new plant found in the wild in nearly 100 years. Conservationists now hope ...

Watch volunteers' inspiring efforts transplanting lady slipper orchids to save them from road construction on the Lady Slipper Scenic Byway. The delicate lady slipper orchids, known for their ...