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Breezy Bletilla Collection

Common name: Hardy Ground Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid

Cherish a unique, hardy orchid with vibrant purple flowers - ideal for your garden.

-5 to -10°C
Good for Pollinators

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Bare Roots
3 for £12.00
just £4.00 each
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Mystical and opulent, growing hardy terrestrial Bletilla orchids need not be perplexing as they are simple to grow in our climate. Plant in moist, fertile soil which is well-drained in partial shade and Bletilla will thrive. These charming woodland beauties naturalise easily in the right area adding intrigue and beauty to your borders when they flower in early to mid-summer. Strap-like, ribbed foliage remains attractive unlike most Orchids, only becoming dormant in winter. The rhizomes grow half in and half out of the soil, producing textured foliage early in the year, followed by strong stems which hold many open-mouthed blooms in racemes, during spring and early summer. This collection comprises Blue Dragon – lavender-violet, fragrant blooms; Paris – bright, cerise-pink blooms with a patterned lower lip; Shi-ran – pale lavender-pink blooms, with yellowish lower lip that is patterned with purple.
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Key Information
Included In this Collection Bletilla Paris bare root Bletilla striata Soryu Blue Dragon bare root Bletilla striata Shi-ran bare root
Latin Name Bletilla Paris bare root
Common Name Hyacinth Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Pink
Type Perennial
Format Bare Roots
Position Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 1.00
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
Soil Conditions Loam
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes

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