Cuphea cyanea Ashevilla Eurasia Bletilla ochracea 'Oriental Gold' is

Bletilla ochracea 'Oriental Gold' is an incredible selection of the normally yellow-flowered hardy Asian ground orchid

then finally changes to solid green

2" long bananas

mulch well in winter to protect the central tuber

Cuphea cyanea Ashevilla Eurasia Bletilla ochracea 'Oriental Gold' isCuphea cyanea is one of those plants that simply shouldn't have any winter hardiness, but that's one of the lovely things about plants not being able to read. Hailing from the southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, I was astounded upon seeing it in the Asheville, NC garden of Jasmin and Peter Gentling, where it made a reliable perennial. Shared cuttings have thrived in our garden trials since 2013, so in 2018, it became a Plant Delights JLBG