Bletilla striata First Kiss Trachystemon Though it will survive moderately

Though it will survive moderately dry sites

Aspidistra are very low maintenance perennials

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

Liriope muscari is a handsome evergreen presence in the shade garden

topped in summer with branched terminal heads of mauvy-pink flowers

Bletilla striata First Kiss Trachystemon Though it will survive moderatelyThere 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,