For the third year, in the spirit of bringing together creative expression and love for nature, the KNPS Board sponsored a Wildflower Weekend 2026 Logo Design Contest.
Wildflower Weekend 2026 will be held at Natural Bridge SRP. Each year, the KNPS Board selects a native wildflower to be the focus of the Wildflower Weekend logo design. For Wildflower Weekend 2026, the Board has selected the Pink Lady’s Slipper orchid (Cypripedium acaule). Pink Lady’s Slipper is a large, showy wildflower belonging to the orchid family. It has two opposite basal leaves with conspicuous parallel veins and a large flower at the end of an erect stalk. The flower is magenta to whitish-pink; sometimes the whitish pink flowers will have darker pink venation. Pink Lady’s Slipper is widely distributed across the eastern United States and eastern to central Canada, from Alabama to the Northwest Territories. In Kentucky it is found in several counties in the eastern part of the state. It can be found in several locations in the Red River Gorge area.
We put out a call to artists and graphic designers who were members of the Kentucky Native Plant Society in early December. The submitted designs were then presented to the KNPS membership for voting during the month of January. The membership of KNPS responded, with 130 members casting a vote. The beautiful logo featured above came out on top as the winning entry. The design, featuring the pink lady’s slipper orchid (Cypripedium acaule) and a background of Natural Bridge, was submitted by Alexandra Taylor of Lexington, KY. The logo is featured on t-shirts, hoodies, and coffee cups, as well as on all publicity about the event.
Wildflower Weekend 2026 Merchandise
All of these items are produced by the manufacturer at the time of the order. Neither KNPS nor the manufacturer maintains any inventory. Because of this returns or exchanges are not possible if you order a wrong size, color, or simply don’t like the product. Please carefully double check your order before placing it. We can make exchanges if the product arrives damaged in some way. If you have any questions or receive a damaged product, please contact us at WildflowerWeekend2026@knps.org.
Alexandra Taylor, Wildflower Weekend Logo Designer
Alexandra Taylor, originally from Milwaukee, WI, is an Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology major, Horticultural Science minor at the University of Kentucky. She is also the Vice President of the UK Horticulture Club. Alexandra has experience in the native plant nursery and landscaping industry and grew a deep passion for botany and plant conservation. She plans to pursue conservation genetics and horticulture as a career. Alexandra spends her time hiking, photographing birds and plants, and volunteering for the Kentucky Native Plant Society and OKNP. When she’s home in WI, she performs rare plant surveys for the Wisconsin DNR’s Rare Plant Monitoring Program.
Alexandra is honored to showcase her love of native plants through her art, and to have had her piece be chosen by the membership to be the face of this year’s Wildflower Weekend.