Sinningia Towering Inferno Bletilla The original Iris 'Walter Butt'

The original Iris 'Walter Butt' was a selection that Somerset

It is at this time of the year that it is best to divide old clumps for they will quickly re-establish as they resume active growth in the fall

Compared to the straight species

(aka: Kalimeris mongolica

currently viewed as a cousin of the more popular yucca

Sinningia Towering Inferno Bletilla The original Iris 'Walter Butt'This 2008 Plant Delights JLBG introduction started its life when gesneriad expert John Farina crossed two sinningia hybrids, Sinningia 'Krezdorn Yellow' x Sinningia 'Apricot Bouquet' and subsequently sent us a packet of seed. After 3 years of garden trials, we christened Sinningia 'Towering Inferno' as the first introduction from the seedlings. Sinningia 'Towering Inferno' emerges from a dormant tuber in spring, producing huge 4' tall flowering spikes