Bletilla striata Hummingbird Plants Growing Conditions:

Growing Conditions:

Flowers are pale lavender on 30" scapes in late spring

The tidy gardener might want to cut the stems to the ground at this point

or drain poorly

and tolerates plenty of sun

Bletilla striata Hummingbird Plants Growing Conditions:Bletilla striata is a hardy and very easy to grow terrestrial orchid with upright, heavily textured, iris like, 18" long x 3" wide green leaves and forms a slowly spreading clump. In early spring, stalks to 30" tall of small lavender, cattleya orchid like flowers with a dark purple lip are held above the foliage. The rhizomes spread slowly and eventually form a nice mass. Bletilla striata grows best in moist to damp soils in 1 6 hours of sun. While