Bletilla yokohama Kate PP 19878 Callirhoe 'Golden Torch' looks like

'Golden Torch' looks like

egg-like pouches that can either be cream or yellow (each seedling is slightly different)

3' wide clump is topped in midsummer with 2' tall scapes of light lavender flowers

a far cry from its taller cousins

in addition to the incredible flowers

Bletilla yokohama Kate PP 19878 Callirhoe 'Golden Torch' looks likeBletilla x yokohama 'Kate' is a Bill Mathis hybrid a cross of Bletilla striata 'Big Bob' x Bletilla formosana. Bletilla 'Kate' makes a typical clump of upright, sword like, pleated, green leaves. Starting in late spring, terminal spikes reach 40" tall with an open cluster of medium lavender flowers, each highlighted by a dark purple stripe down the back center of each petal and a very dark purple lip surrounding a yellow throat. If we had those last