Hanging Swallow-wort

The Cypredium Intergrifolium is an extremely common, modest plant and can be found in most forests. It blooms once a year, for 6 months. It has huge, blunt tipped leaves, which are usually dark red. It also grows large flowers, which can be light bronze, dark blue and light grey. These plants grow in small numbers, but it's near impossible to control and maintain their growth. They can be dried and used in cooking. As a defense mechanism the Cypredium Intergrifolium grows large thorns. They rely on winds to carry their seeds away to reproduce. Once pollinated, they grow small, inedible nuts.