Cypripedium elegans is a lady's-slipper orchid found in Nepal, Bhutan, the Indian Himalayas, Tibet, and Yunnan. It grows in thickets, forest margins and humus rich soil in forests. References External links Flowers of India, Elegant Slipper Orchid Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz elegans Plants described in 1886 Orchids of China Orchids of Nepal Flora of West Himalaya Flora of East Himalaya