Ken, Bletilla striata grows well here in the ground. I have only had it in a pot, and it didn't last but a couple of years, but it was too crowded, and I probably over watered it.
Epipactus gigantea is native to the surrounding foothills, where it grows along stream beds. I've never seen one, and going into our fifth year of drought, I probably never will. In any event, they don't require much chill.
