Lilium michiganense Light Shade Bletilla striata 'Kuchibeni' is a

Bletilla striata 'Kuchibeni' is a hard-to-find but easy-to-grow cultivar from Japan

compact clump to 9" tall x 20" wide

Each pinnately-compound 4' long x 3

making a classy candelabra that dries atop the stalk for a great winter ornament in the garden or for use in dried arrangements

This rare genetic dwarf makes a tight ball

Lilium michiganense Light Shade Bletilla striata 'Kuchibeni' is aLilium michiganense is another of the wonderful US native lilies that is rarely available to home gardeners. Native to moist slopes and low woods from Minnesota south to Alabama, Lilium michiganense is a vigorous and easy to grow lily that spreads nicely by underground rhizomes. In spring, the 6' tall stems of whorled leaves shoot skyward. In June July, the stems are topped with one or two bright orange red, pendent flowers with a yellow central