Native to China and Japan, it grows well in USDA Zones 6-10 in filtered sun locations.
These are often sold in stores with other packaged perennial bulbs such as Blood lily, Amazon lily, etc.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Bletilla striata (Chinese Ground Orchid)
Bletilla is a hardy terrestrial orchid rarely growing more than 12" tall. The foliage dies back to the ground each winter. Purple flowers appear in late winter to early spring in Zone 9B, and range in color from pale pink to deep purple depending on the cultivar. There is also a white color form. There are usually 6-10 flowers per spike.
Native to China and Japan, it grows well in USDA Zones 6-10 in filtered sun locations.
These are often sold in stores with other packaged perennial bulbs such as Blood lily, Amazon lily, etc.
Native to China and Japan, it grows well in USDA Zones 6-10 in filtered sun locations.
These are often sold in stores with other packaged perennial bulbs such as Blood lily, Amazon lily, etc.
What a lovely little orchid, I had no idea I could grow it here, but now I'm tempted!
ReplyDeleteThanks grower Jim, for putting a "proper" name to my orchids :) They are lovely and flower way more often than other orchids.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Mine haven't started blooming yet.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely plant. I was thinking about trying to grow it... but the porblem is I live in an area where its really hot and even under the shade I doubt that this bloom will last more than 2 days the most!
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