I had Tande for three years, and it struggled to grow here in Ohio. It was fertile though and I had several pods on it.
The flowers are indeed splotched, and would be an alternative to Pink Stripes if it had a better plant. I actually liked the
flower form better, but the lack of vigor doomed it for me. I will say that mine did increase fairly well, but the scapes
were never more than 15 inches, and even on a good day no more than 8 buds. My garden is actually just a field, and
I think Tande is more of a pot plant that has special needs to get it to perform well, which it didn't get here. To date, I
haven't bloomed any seedlings from it that I am aware of, at least none that have the broken pattern. For hybridizing
purposes, it seems to be hardy enough for northern programs, even though the plant is not very robust.
