How to tend a Bletilla striata
Also known as: Jimensia nervosa Raf., Jimensia striata (Thunb.) Garay & R.E.Schult., Limodorum hyacinthinum (Sm.) Donn, Limodorum striatum Thunb., Polytoma inodora Lour. ex B.A.Gomes, Sobralia bletioides Brongn. ex Decne., Bletia gebina Lindl., Bletia hyacinthina (Sm.) Aiton, Bletia striata (Thunb.) Druce, Bletilla elegantula (Kraenzl.) Garay & G.A.Romero, Bletilla gebinae (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bletilla striata var. albomarginata Makino, Bletilla striata f. gebina (Lindl.) Ohwi, Bletilla striata var. gebina (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Calanthe gebina (Lindl.) Lindl., Coelogyne elegantula Kraenzl., Bletia hyacinthina var. gebina (Lindl.) Blume, Cymbidium hyacinthinum Sm., Cymbidium striatum (Thunb.) Sw., Epidendrum striatum (Thunb.) Thunb., Gyas humilis Salisb., Bletilla hyacinthina (Sm.) Rchb.f., Bletia hyacinthina var. liukiuensis S.Sakag.
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Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Strong resistant to shade, put in places with bright scattered light
Soil
Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China, Japan, Korea
- Category
- Orchidaceae, Bletilla
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height 15-18 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May, flowering period July-September
- Flower colors
- purple red, white, blue, yellow and pink
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