Bletilla striata Albostriata Epimedium This compact grower (2' tall

This compact grower (2' tall x 3' wide) has proven to be the most floriferous selection we have grown in our gardens

Old clumps can be divided and replanted

this species can either grow in loose organic soil or as an epiphyte

Ruscus 'Wheeler's' is a self-fruiting form (without benefit of a sexual partner) of a normally dioecious plant

though in the humid eastern US they tend to bloom continuously from spring into fall

Bletilla striata Albostriata Epimedium This compact grower (2' tallBletilla striata 'Albostriata' is one of the rarer white edged variegated forms of the commonly grown ground orchid. Two opposite, iris like, pleated leaves emerge from each pseudobulb in early spring (April for us). As the leaves emerge, the narrow flower spike arises through the center and opens a few inches above the foliage with rich purple flowers. All Bletilla striata cultivars are amazingly drought tolerant, but grow faster in evenly moist