Bletilla Summer Moonshine House Plants Eupatorium greggii is much better

Eupatorium greggii is much better behaved than the more aggressive Eupatorium coelestinum

when the 2' tall pine cone-like spikes sprout from the base of the plant

It does not want to be exposed to hot

the new leaves are heavily flushed with red

a wild collection from Algeria

Bletilla Summer Moonshine House Plants Eupatorium greggii is much betterBletilla 'Summer Moonshine' is a 2023 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of our second selected seedling from the Chinese form of Bletilla ochracea shared by orchid breeder, Dr. Hideka Kobayashi. This is the taller of our two introductions with flower stalks that top out at 30". From mid May through summer, the clumps are adorned with flowers composed of light yellow petals, a white central throat with a large yellow blotch and small magenta flecks.