Bletilla striata First Kiss Trachystemon At this point

At this point

We recommend removing the old stalk to the ground in early spring

narrow green leaves

This German introduction was discovered and named by the late Bob Hayes of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Pyrrosia prefers to grow on a steep slope or somewhere where the self-attaching rhizomes can adhere to a vertical surface

Bletilla striata First Kiss Trachystemon At this pointThere are a number of white edged leaf forms of the hardy orchid Bletilla striata, some without valid names. Our form, Bletilla 'First Kiss', has the same deeply veined, long green leaves that emerge from a central stem in late March. In late April (NC) the 2' tall stems are topped with small, white, orchid like flowers with a flush of purple on the lip. Bletilla 'First Kiss' is a vigorous grower that will quickly make a colony when grown in rich,