Taken in the parking lot of the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay, Maine.

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The Showy Lady's-slipper (Cypripedium reginae), also known as the Pink-and-white Lady's-slipper or the Queen's Lady's-slipper, is a rare terrestrial temperate lady's-slipper orchid native to northern North America.

Despite producing a large amount of seeds per seed pod, it reproduces largely by vegetative reproduction, and remains restricted to the North East region of the United States and south east regions of Canada. Although never common, this rare plant has vanished from much of its historical range due to habitat loss. It has been a subject of horticultural interest for many years with Charles Darwin who like many, were unsuccessful in cultivating the plant.

It is the state flower of Minnesota, United States and was also proposed to be the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Boothbay, Maine. The garden is 248 acres (1 km2) with a mile of waterfront on Barters Island Road. After 16 years of planning, building and planting, in 2007 the Gardens opened to the public. In addition to the gardens themselves, it features a visitor's center, which includes a seasonal cafe and gift shop.

Gardens include the Giles Rhododendron Garden, which includes a multi-level waterfall; the 2-acre (8,100 m2) Bibby and Harold Alfond Children's Garden, inspired by Maine children's literature; the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses; Rose & Perennial Garden; Burpee Kitchen Garden; Slater Forest Pond; Cleaver Event Lawn & Garden; Haney Hillside Garden; and Vayo Meditation Garden. The waterfront Fairy House Village, re-imagined in 2013, encourages children to use their imagination to build homes for the wee folk of the forest without disturbing the environment.