Rohdea japonica Sekkei Nishiki Cypripedium blue-lavender flower spikes

blue-lavender flower spikes

though they don't have to have sun all day

Sam Caldwell

but propagation will drive you nearly insane

This amazing sport of Hosta 'Blue Mammoth' makes a 21" tall x 32" wide clump of thick

Rohdea japonica Sekkei Nishiki Cypripedium blue-lavender flower spikesBack in the 1980s, I'd drool all over Rohdea 'Sekkei Nishiki' where it grew in the lath house of the JC Raulston Arboretum. As much as I wanted a plant, it didn't seem to offset unless others were liberating pieces after dark. Years later, a friend shared a start, and after 20+ years, we are finally able to offer a few for sale. The small 6" tall x 16" wide clumps are composed of very thick 10" long green leaves, which are 1" wide at the base and