Dear Editor—Recently, I came upon a natural woodland planting of Pink LadySlippers and became so taken with them that I removed some and transplanted them in various spots in my garden.
Later, I was advised to move all my newly acquired plants to areas in the garden that would provide partial shelter from the sun and wind and, if possible, slightly acidic soil. I did this, and soon after, all the twice-moved plants died. However, the unmoved plants are still doing well.
July Article
When my July HORTICULTURE arrived, I found the Lady Slipper article extremely interesting. However, I feel the author could have added one more point: newly transplanted Lady Slippers doing well in new surroundings should not be moved in the hope they will do better.
If they are doing well in their new location, let them be.
44659 by Jean Thibault