Meehania cordata Bletilla This wonderful Mexican native spider

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

yet few people have grown it in their gardens

Small pink and mauve flowers are held in clusters on slender stems that bounce in the wind above the clump of foliage in spring

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

The stems are home to deliciously fragrant

Meehania cordata Bletilla This wonderful Mexican native spiderMeehania 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