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| Botanical Name: | Bletilla striata |
| Life Cycle: | perennial rhizome |
| Planting Time: | winter through spring |
| Height: | 12" |
| Exposure: | full sun to semi-shade |
| Soil: | rich, moist, well-drained soil |
| Hardiness: | zones 6-10 |
| Bloom Time: | spring |
| Flower: | a variety of colors including clusters of white, pink or purple; bell-shaped and fragrant |
| Foliage: | green, long and narrow with lengthwise pleats |
| Propagation: | rhizomes |
| Suggested Use: | beds, borders, cut flowers and decorative container plants |
| Growing Hints: | Plant rhizomes 4 inches deep and space them about 6 inches apart. Apply a liquid fertilizer every 3 weeks during growing period, and after flowering let them die back naturally. In the fall, zones 6 and north can leave bulbs in the ground. Cooler zones need to bring bulbs in and store them over winter. Plants can be propagated in the fall or spring by dividing clumps of pseudo-bulbs. |
| Interesting Facts: | Chinese ground orchids are native to China, Japan and Taiwan. |
By Ellen (Guest Post)
02/27/2006
Right again valleyrimgirl! Thanks for spotting this error! The Chinese Orchid is rated for zones 6-10.
By
02/16/2006
Hardiness...means the zones where you can grow the perennial year round OUTSIDE in your garden. This plant is only hardy to zone 6. In lower zones 0 - 5 it will not survive the winter outside so then you need to bring the rhizomes inside for the winter to store with your cannas, callas, begonias, gladiolas, etc.
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