The Ladies and the Dutchmen in Spring

Mt. Cuba, Hockessin, Delaware is the legacy of the Lammot du Pont Copelands

 

 

 

Quaker Ladies 

 

Quaker Ladies (Houstonia caerulea) in May 2021

Native to eastern Canada and the eastern US

 

 

 

Large Yellow Lady’s Slipper 

 

 

Large Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium Calceolus).  May 2021

A perennial, multi-stemmed orchid, native to the Piedmont of the eastern US

 

 

 

Dutchman’s Breeches 

 

 

Dutchman’s Breeches  (Dicentra cucullaria) in April 2021.

A perennial wildflower native to the eastern US.