June 1, 2023

This was my first season growing Orlaya.  I purchased plugs and planted them in early December of 2022 as they like cool weather.  They sat there for many months before finally starting to put on growth.  What I received was beautiful, tall stems of a white spray flower in early May.  The ladybugs love it, but so do the tarnish bugs.  Therefore, I had some very pretty white flowers and many flowers with brown spots thanks to pest issues.  The biggest surprise was the beautiful green seed heads that form when you let the flowers go to seed. I have probably used these more in arrangements than the white flowers.  I will be growing this again next season!