Meehania cordata Bletilla The stems are home to

The stems are home to deliciously fragrant

which is taller and more delicate than Athyrium niponicum

a reason to grow the plant even if it didn't flower

but this selection makes a stoloniferous spreading groundcover reminiscent of the European Asarum europaeum

yet few people have grown it in their gardens

Meehania cordata Bletilla The stems are home toMeehania cordata is a delightful native to alkaline soils that naturally resides from southwest PA to the NC mountains. Meehania cordata makes a wonderful evergreen groundcover in the woodland garden with dark green cordate leaves adorning the spreading stems, which in turn are topped in late spring (late May in NC) with 5" tall spikes of blue lavender, skullcap like flowers. Although Meehan's wood mint prefers slightly moist soil, it is also very