Notocactus ottonis Cut Flower Plants Cypripedium 'Aki Pastel' is a

Cypripedium 'Aki Pastel' is a highly sought after ladyslipper orchid

on top of the muted gold central band

This solitary genus in the Asparagus family produces a small rock garden-size plant that looks like Festuca glauca until it flowers

the stems do not die to the ground and put out side shoots from most nodes

From Zone 7 south

Notocactus ottonis Cut Flower Plants Cypripedium 'Aki Pastel' is a(aka: Parodia ottonis) Notocactus ottonis another of the wonderful southern South American ball cactus that have thrived in our trials. This one hails from southern Brazil, Uruguay, southern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina, where it can be found in grasslands. This easy to grow species is quite precocious, flowering with a mass of yellow flowers when quite young, usually starting for us in early May. The green balls are solitary when young, but