Bletilla — 1 species

Botanical species in the genus Bletilla recorded in the PlantPeers database.

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Medicinal

Bletilla striata

Bletilla striata

Family: Orchidaceae

Cultivation

Bletilla striata is moderately winter hardy, growing at elevations up to 3,200 metres in hardiness zones 7 - 10. Plants have grown well at Kew Botanical Gardens in England, where they have formed large colonies. Requires a friable, damp but well-drained soil enriched with leafmold.

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