Bletilla ochracea Oriental Gold Woody Perennials 'Emei Shan') Epimedium 'Akame' is

'Emei Shan') Epimedium 'Akame' is Mikinori Ogisu's Epimedium x omeiense type specimen (the clone from which the species was named) from China's sacred Mt

fascinating

'Grandiflora'

except for the heavily serrated leaf edges

non-spiny leaves are creamy white with a wide blue-green border

Bletilla ochracea Oriental Gold Woody Perennials 'Emei Shan') Epimedium 'Akame' isBletilla 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