My brief experience with the usual respondentes in this page is that no one, or very few, are game to have a go at clarifing your query without a photo. So, how about a pic? If you have one you can post, it'd be much more descriptiive of your plant.

Very pretty! We are not snow-bound here. But we have had lows in the teens. One night it was 15. I have yet to venture out to see what was killed. we have not had that low in about 15 years. I would love to grow the large callas like I saw in N. Cal. in 2002. I have a few, but not near as huge as those I saw. I have admired your front yard for years. My problem at this house is lots of spots of shade until late afternoon and then the sun fries so many things. My street curves at just the wrong angle and late sun shines down the middle of the street until my yard. Kathy

Barb, for looking and for your comments! Jim, for several years I've had the ground orchid, Bletilla striata, growing mostly in the shade with just a little dappled sunlight. I seem to remember that it took a couple of years for it to bloom after planting. So probably yours just needs to get established to bloom. The only 'problem' it seems to have is emerging so early in the year, about Feb. as I recall, that frosts tend to nip the tops of the foliage if I don't get out there and cover it. This doesn't leave it looking so good the rest of the year, but you probably won't have that problem in your zone, since it hasn't happened in the warmer winters we've had here the last couple of years. I did a little research just now and found that the variety pictured above is Spathoglottis plicata. I'm excited about it because several links say it blooms throughout the year while the beautiful Bletilla striata pictured below blooms only in the spring. However, since I divided the clump into about ten plants I'm pretty sure it won't bloom again this year and just might not bloom next year either. As mentioned above Spathoglottis plicata was purchased at Home Depot. I read online this morning that someone had gotten it at Lowes on 2007. So those two places might be where to watch for them next spring if anyone wants one. Here is a link that might be useful: Ground orchid, Spathoglottis plicata

Hope you have some nice weather for the corn plantings. I think you were right about getting transplants, though, since you should have started seeds two weeks ago. My best tip to wow your wife with a colorful oddball all things considered is 'Speckled Roman', an interesting plant all around including having weakling droopy leaves which are pretty in their own way if you can tolerate the willowy foliage look. It set fruit 10 days ahead of my Big Rainbow/Hillbilly/Ruby Gold/Pineapple types now, and I think you are too late to go from seed on those ones in your season. These colorful big beautiful bi-colors need lots of heat and sun to sweeten up right or else she won't be back for seconds ... at least in my experience. If you haven't grown Cherokee Purple take Dave's recommendation on that one! Good luck! PC