Bletilla ochracea Oriental Gold Gaura with dense pineapple-like spikes of

with dense pineapple-like spikes of bright green flowers

strap-like

Iris ensata 'Bellender Blue' is a 1993 introduction from John Coble and Bob Bauer of Ensata Gardens

ventricosa selection from Mary Chastain is known for its intense black-green leaf coloration and heavily rippled leaf margins that are a dramatic improvement over the typical species

Bletilla ochracea Oriental Gold Gaura with dense pineapple-like spikes ofBletilla ochracea 'Oriental Gold' is an incredible selection of the normally yellow flowered hardy Asian ground orchid, shared by plantsman Alan Galloway. The 18" tall pleated green leaves compose a fast multiplying, dense clump. Starting in late May (NC), the clumps are topped with 3' tall spikes of near white flowers, highlighted by a dark yellow lip, flecked in maroon heaviest toward the throat. For us, Bletilla 'Oriental Gold' flowers well into