Iris dabashanensis 8a Cypripedium 'Gisela Pastel' is a

Cypripedium 'Gisela Pastel' is a selection from the same cross that gave rise to Cypripedium 'Gisela' (Cypripedium macranthos x Cypripedium parviflorum v

one of the finest members of the ginger family

saved from an untimely culinary demise

Do not ever remove the current year foliage

Iris dabashanensis 8a Cypripedium 'Gisela Pastel' is aWe are thrilled to offer the very rare, South Central Chinese native Iris dabashanensis, which looks far more like an evergreen ornamental grass than an iris. It's a story of confusion, however, that goes back to the 1800s. For years, this iris was cultivated by collectors as Iris henryi, but it turned out to be incorrectly identified and was actually an un named species, hailing from the alkaline soil woodlands of Daba Mountain. Thanks to the work of