Bletilla ochracea Laurentia with a much wider

with a much wider

Cardinal flower is superb for luring hummingbirds into the garden

Originally hybridized for Japanese flower shows

The massive 1'+ long flower heads of brilliant scarlet orange with red throats top the 5-6' tall clump in midsummer and again in early fall

Bletilla ochracea Laurentia with a much widerVisitors to the garden have seen these flowering have begged to purchase Bletilla ochracea, so the time has arrived. Similar to the more common Bletilla striata, Bletilla ochracea is also easy to grow, but it requires more sunlight. Even in moist shade in the woodland garden, we just haven't had Bletilla ochracea thrive. In spring, the flowering stalk bearing two long, pleated green leaves emerges from the underground pseudobulb. In early to mid May