Japanese Archival Note Card, Cypripedium Goliath by Ikeda Zuigetsu: Ranka-Fu Orchid Series

A yellow pouch bloom with a spotted collar stands over pale leaves on a sage ground.

This archival note card of the orchid Cypripedium Goliath from the Ranka-Fu orchid series is from Japan. Ikeda Zuigetsu lived from 1877 to 1944, and the Ranka-Fu series is an orchid series from Japan, where orchid cultivation had a long history before the twentieth century. A flower with a glossy yellow pouch, a spotted upper petal and a green sepal sits above long, pale green leaves. It is 5 inches long and 7 high.

Neat pockets, bright yellow, and not a petal out of place.