The variegation tends to lighten up with more shade
Clusters of red flowers formed between the two leaves in spring
Works well on a stump or in a hanging basket where the flowers can be viewed easily
Notes: Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener
Agapetes malipoensis SEH 27016 (Agapetes) Zone 5 The variegation tends to lightenFamily: Ericaceae Zone: 8 10 Natural Range: Himalayas Soil: Moist, humus rich, well drained Light: Part sun, dappled shade Height: 4' Bloom Time: June to December, sporadically all year. Attributes: Evergreen. Upright, arching branches. Large, woody, potato like tuber. Pendulous white flowers. Notes: A super cool, and easily grown Huckleberry relative from the high Himalayas, growing as an epiphyte in large mossy trees among Rhododendrons, Vaccinium,