Gordon Beningfield (British, 1936 - 1998) "Lady's Slipper" Signed lower right. Original watercolor/gouache painting.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 29c Lady's Slipper stamp issued July 24, 1992.
Well-adapted to acidic soils, yellow lady's slipper grows in bogs, moist deciduous woods and conifer forests. Several varieties of this species have been described in different parts of North America, Europe and Asia. Widespread throughout the polar regions, yellow lady's slipper has even been spotted growing in the Himalaya Mountains at elevations of more than 12,000 feet. The unusual flowers -- which bloom from April to August -- have a yellow lip with two twisted lateral petals on either side and two purplish-brown sepals above and below it. The genus name is derived from the Greek words kypris, meaning Venus, and pedilon, meaning shoe, which describes the flower's form. Attracted by the flowers' scent and color, bees enter a one-way passage in the lip of the flower, and must travel from front to top to exit. As the bee makes its way along the tunnel, it brushes off pollen from other flowers and picks up new pollen, which ensures cross pollination.
Image Size: 7 x 6 in.
Overall Size: 10.5 x 9.5 in.
Unframed.
(B12790)
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