Bletilla Summer Moonshine Kosteletzkya Hedychium gardnerianum 'Compactum' boasts giant

Hedychium gardnerianum 'Compactum' boasts giant flower heads of brilliant yellow

Clay and sandy soils will both work fine

The architectural clump is topped in summer with a 2'+ tall scape of lavender flowers

though some rain lilies will bloom intermittently and lightly between rains

even when young

Bletilla Summer Moonshine Kosteletzkya Hedychium gardnerianum 'Compactum' boasts giantBletilla '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.