Credit: Courtesy of the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Minnesota’s state flower, the pink-and-white lady slipper (also known as the showy lady slipper or the queen’s lady slipper ...

The Showy Lady's Slipper is Minnesota's state flower, and it's against the law to pick it without permission from the landowner. The flowers can live for up to 100 years, and blossom only two ...

Let’s be careful with our terminology, first: Paul is referring to the showy lady’s slipper, the Minnesota state flower since 1902 and a protected species since 1925. The orchids can have a ...