Bletilla striata First Kiss Spillers the foliage takes on a

the foliage takes on a burgundy hue over the blue

Although it is also tolerant of garden soils with average to slightly dry soils

in late summer or early fall

It seems to quietly disappear unnoticed when it goes dormant in late summer

candelabra-like bloom scapes

Bletilla striata First Kiss Spillers the foliage takes on aThere 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,