Bletilla ochracea Dawns Early Light Orange/Peach Flowering Plants and an array of misconceptions

and an array of misconceptions regarding planting techniques

'Fanny's Aster' is quite handsome in its dried winter form

with a floral progression that continues until fall

the specific epithet

Our 10 year-old specimen is now 18' tall x 2' wide

Bletilla ochracea Dawns Early Light Orange/Peach Flowering Plants and an array of misconceptionsBletilla ochracea is one of the prizes of the orchid genus, Bletilla, hailing from southern China into Vietnam. We acquired this form as Bletilla ochracea light yellow, so we added the cultivar name, Bletilla 'Dawn's Early Light'. Starting in mid June and continuing into August (NC), the 30" tall spikes emerge from the wide, pleated green foliage, each laden with 3 5 flowers which emerge light yellow and age to white, with a bright golden orange lip.