Bletilla Candles in the Wind Spiranthes where it grew alongside Aucuba

where it grew alongside Aucuba chinensis

possibly due to overharvesting by the precolonial Indian tribes who used it as a sweetener

is found in moist bogs from Alabama west to Texas

This is the first hybrid to combine the blue foliage and size of the "sieboldianas" with the fragrance of H

Bletilla Candles in the Wind Spiranthes where it grew alongside AucubaBletilla 'Candles in the Wind' is a 2022 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a Peter Zale (Longwood Gardens) hybrid, which forms a dense, vigorous clump that produces masses of incredible 4' tall spikes, laden with white flowers, blushed pink and with a yellow tipped tongue. The three way branched spikes produce an insane number of flowers and an equally insane number of bumblebees, starting for us in mid May and continuing through July. Our plant