Bletilla striata Chinese ground orchids flowers.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg8pWoh06xJbkJiK2lrQJ9gYCZH3N2iF0d4o5MOUGnnNaagcziLAd1nh4dTNSJr2UUzwXQZVcNn4DFGGbi2FTLPaw1M2Yp_ybn6RB9Hjl38NfWEO8XG94i5eISEGt5zb4TsIJM05ApUs/s1600/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers..JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg8pWoh06xJbkJiK2lrQJ9gYCZH3N2iF0d4o5MOUGnnNaagcziLAd1nh4dTNSJr2UUzwXQZVcNn4DFGGbi2FTLPaw1M2Yp_ybn6RB9Hjl38NfWEO8XG94i5eISEGt5zb4TsIJM05ApUs/s320/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers..JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, the corm of this ground orchid sprouts a clump of pleated, upright leaves from which pencil thick flower stems arise. Bloom spikes bearing 6-12 buds push up from the tips of these stems. The buds open from the bottom to the top of these racemes in the spring.</span></span><br /><div style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Several flowers will open at once and each spike will remain in bloom for more than a month.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEqWze0dBk9vKUrejkCXKBzcVwGIfT5rLyPoWHvm4UO-iaYDNoX7Bw7K8vo8HFj4RTquLVdj9I2gWihE989pfaHZW_hq2yizaRq2g1AV6nyszb2K1-O8KInebzwxO8RDHf9Oxdx3V_Qw/s1600/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers.+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEqWze0dBk9vKUrejkCXKBzcVwGIfT5rLyPoWHvm4UO-iaYDNoX7Bw7K8vo8HFj4RTquLVdj9I2gWihE989pfaHZW_hq2yizaRq2g1AV6nyszb2K1-O8KInebzwxO8RDHf9Oxdx3V_Qw/s320/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers.+(1).jpg" width="274" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">The slightly fragrant flowers bloom pale pink to magenta. There is a white flowered</span><span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span><i style="line-height: 16px;">Bletilla striata</i><span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">Alba.</span></span></span><br /><div style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lip of each bloom features several striations (hence the species name) and a ruffled edge which is usually darker than the rest of the bloom. They somewhat resemble miniature Cattleya flowers. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoje4scDT0U9pzTHJh5tsCLiEK3s_VZQ9Wu4-wlbcfLWZgDcxSngLZnnvd0R2ZUMgNO4cKf7Jd8wL6C8auBGGUS4TkLvsEpJ9EQ0ZD1_JZ4B7jjxrL3HXqrBg4hMUpoB38CnNKcpXiPk/s1600/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers.+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoje4scDT0U9pzTHJh5tsCLiEK3s_VZQ9Wu4-wlbcfLWZgDcxSngLZnnvd0R2ZUMgNO4cKf7Jd8wL6C8auBGGUS4TkLvsEpJ9EQ0ZD1_JZ4B7jjxrL3HXqrBg4hMUpoB38CnNKcpXiPk/s320/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers.+(2).jpg" width="238" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">The Chinese ground orchid </span><i style="line-height: 16px;">Bletilla striata</i><span style="line-height: 16px;"> syn. </span><i style="line-height: 16px;">Bletilla hyacinthina</i><span style="line-height: 16px;">(sometimes called the hyacinth </span><i style="line-height: 16px;">Bletilla</i><span style="line-height: 16px;">) is a hardy orchid. </span><i style="line-height: 16px;">Bletilla</i><span style="line-height: 16px;"> orchids can be found growing wild in the sandy soils of Tibet, China and Japan.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWagmz_349Ojy8w_eaHsufuOxv4g5l7xkgC5JSeCS_BJg39Oft7VZVyCPU_2TjopNQlYql8whcrKSJ1COk_MfBQ5Hy862u7ADBMsJNcVSLV4X9oCMjHNuRPvXlbagJOBHFMx-S4ZWpj0/s1600/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers.+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWagmz_349Ojy8w_eaHsufuOxv4g5l7xkgC5JSeCS_BJg39Oft7VZVyCPU_2TjopNQlYql8whcrKSJ1COk_MfBQ5Hy862u7ADBMsJNcVSLV4X9oCMjHNuRPvXlbagJOBHFMx-S4ZWpj0/s320/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers.+(3).jpg" width="238" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="line-height: 16px;">The hyacinth</span><span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span><i style="line-height: 16px;">Bletilla</i><span style="line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">grows to a mature height of 12-24 inches.</span></span></span><br /><div style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is well suited to pot culture but will grow just as well in the ground in fast draining soil. Its fragrance makes it a desirable house plant.</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Place it in bright light indoors, high shade or morning sun is better outdoors.</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plant the corms 4 inches deep in the spring. Keep the planting area moist throughout the growing season and these terrestrial orchids will naturalize. Divide the clumps every 3 years to keep them from becoming too crowded and to propagate the plant.</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ripe seed can also be used for propagation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ETe-n1Px3VOl6jI6E3jVlzJGOTQzrzK2XrN1A6924AVoHSVQE01UuukZdvcJLn8t7GKbEF6bR7sWuMaJi_sP4kzcwcZfbj1FbOCJh_Pos5RRGqZ7MHkChAp_oJaC4Tipqy0R7uUXhHo/s1600/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers.+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ETe-n1Px3VOl6jI6E3jVlzJGOTQzrzK2XrN1A6924AVoHSVQE01UuukZdvcJLn8t7GKbEF6bR7sWuMaJi_sP4kzcwcZfbj1FbOCJh_Pos5RRGqZ7MHkChAp_oJaC4Tipqy0R7uUXhHo/s320/Bletilla+striata+Chinese+ground+orchids+flowers.+(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the deep south, the plants may bloom during the winter. Cover them on frosty nights to keep the flowers from freezing.</span></span></div>

Bletilla striata Chinese ground orchids flowers.

  First, the corm of this ground orchid sprouts a clump of pleated, upright leaves from which pencil thick flower stems arise. Bloom spikes ...

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