Bletilla

Summer flowering bulb

Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan

Flower color: white, pink

Flowering period: June- July

Average plant height: 8 inches

Planting depth to base of bulbs: 1 inch

Spacing between bulbs: 4 inches

Type of bulb: pseudobulbs

Principal varieties

Bletilla striata: the flower is pink with a purple lip
Bletilla striata Alba: white flowering
Bletilla striata Albostriata: white striped leaves
Bletilla striata gebina: flowers whitish, with a “slight blush”

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