EPIPACTIS gigantea. Stream orchid. A hardy orchid found along stream banks and seeps over much of the western U.S. It has profusely branched rhizomes, sending up ever larger quantities of 1½' to 3' leafy stems. Each bears in early summer a loose cluster of 1" blossoms combining shades of tan, green, pink, yellow and white. My original plant was one typical of the species, first snatched away as a tiny division from a large creekside clump in Sonoma County. Recently we received a hefty plant of Roger Raiche's amazing wild selection 'Serpentine Night'. Nearly all parts of the plant-especially the leaves-are heavily tinged with purple. These are delightful plants for containers. Sun, reasonably well drained soil, regular watering in spring and summer. Hardy to 0^oF. or below.