Bletilla hyacinthina

[Dido]

This one is an old plant.

Did not flower for years now and did not know why.
It has extremly big bulbs, bigger then my nomrla striata.

It went dormant early this autum because of the cool wheather.

When it was on his winter rest the temp in decmeber was too high and so I could this one not start from growing other ones started too.

So I braught them in, and this year its showing me a lot of flowers, maybe this one dont like the cold rest I normaly give them.

At the moment ther are six stems which will flower.

Enjoy






Flower without a flush



And the hole plant



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[tocarmar]

Very Nice!! I haven't seen this one offered here in the states!!

 

[John M]

Tom, You've probably been looking in the wrong places at your local garden centres. These are sold in my area at every garden centre in the spring (not the fall). They are sold as single, dormant tubers in a little plastic bag with some sawdust and a big, colour photo card stapled to the top. They are with the spring and summer flowering bulbs like Gladiolas, Dahlias, Lilies, etc. I can't imagine that you don't have lots of local places that carry them in the spring. Sometimes, potted plants can be found for sale with the marginal pond plants section. They take quite well to growing with their feet wet at the edge of a pond. However, when they are in pots and in the "specialized" pond plant section, the price is typically about 3 times what you'd pay for a dorman tuber. Around here, the dormant tubers are about $5 each. They come in deep pink and "v. alba". Although, the albas are usually just extremely pastel pinks, not true albas. I think that variety is actually called albescens. They are usually sold as Bletilla striata, or Bletilla striata v. hyacinthina. Google "Bletilla in the USA" and you'll find lots of US companies that mail order this gorgeous terrestrial orchid.

 

[Lanmark]

They're beautiful!

 

[W. Beetus]

Beautiful purple!

 

[SlipperFan]

I've seen them advertised in the Van Bourgondien catalogue.

 

[Clark]

Dido- I really like these alot. Hardy in my agricultural zone(but right next to the house).
Do you grow these outside also?



http://www.michiganbulb.com/category/s?keyword=80582

We have not had a problem with this company.
But noticed, just now, there were some negative reviews.

My experience with these- the bloom is aphid prone. Need to spray at about the second flower.

 

[Dido]

Here are some different kinds of "normal" Bletuilla striata in Sale.

The one flwoers really easy and is cold hardy for me, they are outside.

This year I have 2 other planted outside, they are semi alba, or something similar to huchibeni, they have proved to be hardy too.

2 clones are starting growing, so maybe I can post in a few weeks.

Then you have the jaopan kinds like Soryu which is blue or Murasaki shikibu which could flower soon. my soryu did not get dorment so will not flower this year, but it has now 4 growth.

The 2 main striata are different and this one is the worse one, sometimes it does not bloom, and it is bigger then the normal kind, it is more then 50cm long, and when it flower it has a lot of.
The other are smaller and more red, at least mine one.

A friend in US who is really addicted to beltilla, has a clone from me and he told me it is different to what is sold in US as Bletilla striata.

He has a giant collection and a lot of complex ones.
You have to google for Pennway hybrids, a place in Canada is selling sometimes some I heard.

The cold hardy ones live without protection down to -2oC wiothout snow covering last year.
So I have now all clones of that one outside. It have to stay in a sunny place, and should not be wet in the winter.

 

[cnycharles]

not being wet rules it out for around here (though it would get too cold for outdoors all winter). beautiful color! I've seen striata offered for a long time in many catalogs

I received seed for soryu; any way to germinate these without sterile tissue culture?

 

[NYEric]

There are Bletia and Bletilla. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Clark]

There are Bletia and Bletilla. Thanks for sharing.

Perhaps you could take my Bletia off my hands soon.

 

[NYEric]

Can do.

 

[Dido]

Do you have Bletia

Killed mineoke:

 

[Clark]

Yes, but it is in limbo right now.
No negative visual observations, but no new growth.

Believe this came from the Philly Flower Show. Don't quote me yet.