Meehania cordata Bletilla and if it isn't fall

and if it isn't fall or winter

a reason to grow the plant even if it didn't flower

yet few people have grown it in their gardens

Thanks to Herman van Beusekom of the Netherlands for sharing this great bear's breech which he named Acanthus 'Rue Ledan'

This wonderful Mexican native spider lily was virtually unknown since it was originally named in 1884 and thought to be extinct

Meehania cordata Bletilla and if it isn't fallMeehania cordata is a delightful native to alkaline soils that naturally resides from southwest PA to the NC mountains. Meehania cordata makes a wonderful evergreen groundcover in the woodland garden with dark green cordate leaves adorning the spreading stems, which in turn are topped in late spring (late May in NC) with 5" tall spikes of blue lavender, skullcap like flowers. Although Meehan's wood mint prefers slightly moist soil, it is also very