Bletilla striata ‘Alba’

Bletilla striata 'Alba' is a beautiful white terrestrial ground orchid. Easy to grow.

Bletilla striata ‘Alba’ is an easy terrestrial orchid native to China and Japan. It produces elegant, cattleya-like, white flowers in groups of three to seven on stems rising to 18 inches tall. The leaves are arching, broad and grass-like. Best in part shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil.

Common Name:  Chinese Ground Orchid

Family:  Orchidaceae (The Orchid Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-9

Light:  Part Shade Part Sun

Height:  12-24"

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Yellow

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Late Spring

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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Fragrance:  No

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Deer Resistant:  No

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Grassy slopes in foothills. In sandy soils amongst grassy patches on cool mountain slopes. Margins of woods and thickets.

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