Wildflower Basket 2007 BOM, May Blocks, Dogtooth Violet and Shadow Lady's Slipper
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The Dogtooth Violet is a small herbaceous flowering plant native to
Europe. It produces a sole white, lilac, or pink flower at the
beginning of Spring. The pedals are about 3 centimeters that are
reflexed at the top and yellow tinted at the base. The white
rootstock are oblong, hence the name. It is often grown as an
ornamental garden plant. The Showy Lady's Slipper is also known
as the pink-and-white lady slipper is a rare orchid found in eastern
North America. It is the state flower of Minnesota and is illegal
to pick there. This flower can take 16 years to grow and bloom
for the first time.
Link to the pattern for the basket portion of these blocks, click here.
May BOM patterns; Dogtooth Violet, Showy Lady's Slipper (print or save the pdf using your browser menu).
Link to January 2007 BOM, click here; link to February 2007 BOM, click here; link to March 2007 BOM, click here; link to April 2007 BOM click here.
Dogtooth Violet
Showy Lady's Slipper
