Dear Friendss, I've grown Bletilla striata for years. Last year I got a couple plants of a new selection called 'Kate'. It was advertised as having more flowers, longer blooming etc. Typical catalog 'hype'. Well I kept the pot in my cool greenhouse for winter and planted it out a month or so ago. It has been in bloom continuously with six to nine spikes of flowers. It continues to put up more flower spikes even now. I am very impressed, but it has yet to go through a Zone 5/6 winter. Does anyone grow this and have any success stories? Many thanks Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +