All these features are found in the 50 or more species of wild, native orchids in the UK, from the Lady's-slipper orchid to the Bog orchid.

“Only one native site remains but, unlike lady’s-slipper orchid which also grows in a single native site and receives round-the-clock protection when in flower, this poor plant flounders in an unprepossessing roadside drainage ditch beside the A142 near Ely, Cambridgeshire, where it is at risk from discarded debris.”

Certain species of lady’s-slipper orchids, some common and some endangered in Pennsylvania, easily sell for $50 or more, he said.

The common pink lady’s-slipper, which grows in vibrant, pink forest clearings, can be confused with the showy lady’s-slipper, a threatened species, she said.

They did give the wonderfully descriptive name of Moccasin-flower to that creature of the wild-woods; and a far more appropriate title it is than Lady's-slipper, but it is not as well known.