PLANT OF THE MONTH

Pleione Log in Bloom

May 2023–Pleione spp.

Latin Name:  Pleione spp.

Common Name:  Windowsill Orchid

Family:  Orchidaceae

Type:  Deciduous perennial

Origin:  Southeast China, Northern and Central Taiwan

Location at Bloedel Reserve:  Rhododendron Glen

Garden Uses:  Woodland garden

Fun Fact:  Here at Bloedel Reserve, you will find two species of Pleiones, P. bulbocodioides and P. formosana. These terrestrial orchids emerging out of rotting logs on the forest floor, provide a wonderful glowing, pink flower held above a single folded leaf. The specific epithet of Pleione formosana refers to the former name of Taiwan, Formosa.