Pleione x confusa 'Golden Gate'

Striking hybrid with yellow flowers, nicely fringed lip and interior heavily spotted in red. We have seen one reference to this as being a hybrid between P. albiflora and the lovely yellow P. forrestii. We have seen forrestii in the Cangshan and despite it being fall and thus no leaves or flowers - just dormant pseudobulbs packed into a rock crevice, we still did a botanical St. Vitus dance. This has filled that void magnificently.

It's worth noting that some in Pleione circles believe this to be a case of mistaken identity in which Pleione 'Ducat' was exhibited incorrectly under this name and has since been usurped by the impostor name in the trade. We have here preserved 'Golden Gate' due to its prevalence and it being the name we received it under. Regardless an excellent and beautiful plant!