Monday, June 7, 2010

Bletilla ochracea in Washington DC, USDA Zone 7....it's been hardy these past 20 years

Skip March collected the seeds in Japan in 1980. The plants were in pots in the greenhouse in 1991, and planted over a period of years. The initial plantings have become colonies and have survived a few serious Zone 6 type winters. I took this photograph near the red Pagoda.

Iris ensete 'Sky and Mist'.....another Ackerman release



This one is beside the stone steps that lead from the red Pagoda to the China Valley trail.