Lady Slipper orchid in a 6” ceramic pot with saucer.

Lady Slipper orchids, also called Paphiopedilum orchids, are a type of terrestrial orchid known for their pouch-shaped petals that resemble a dainty slipper. Unlike epiphytic orchids, which grow in trees, these orchids grow on the floor of tropical forests in their native southeast Asia.

Lady Slippers are relatively easy to grow indoors as houseplants and thrive with high humidity, medium indirect light, and moist soil.