Pink Lady Slipper
'moccasin flower'
Flowers: Pink with reddish veins, lip pouch-like, inflated egg shaped and narrower
end near base. Approx 6.3 cm long. Blooms April-July
Habitat: Dry to fresh rocky to medium loamy sites; conifer mixed woods, jack pine
and black spruce stands.
Pink lady's slipper takes 10 years from to germination to reach the flowering stage
and should not be picked. Aboriginal people used the roots in a sedative, and roots
were also used in an epilepsy medicine. Some people are allergic to pink lady's
slipper and contact may cause severely irritated skin and ingesting it may cause internal
irritation.
