Kniphofia Yellow Cheer Cypripedium each ending with clusters of

each ending with clusters of large frilly flowers composed of narrow striped petals with a dark yellow center surrounded by a lighter yellow border

or sleeping neighbor

yellow (RHS 17A)

long after most other baptisias have finished flowering

This recent introduction from Walters Gardens is a fabulous sport of Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

Kniphofia Yellow Cheer Cypripedium each ending with clusters ofKniphofia 'Yellow Cheer' has been one of our favorite red hot pokers, since we imported it from South Africa in 1995, so it's long overdue for us to share. This Kniphofia rooperi hybrid is a fall blooming clone, starting for us in late August, and continuing until a hard freeze. The wide, glossy green, rigidly upright foliage looks great all spring and summer, even before it's topped with 4. 5' tall spikes, terminating in large, compressed fluorescent