Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Bletia

Species:

Bletia altilamellata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

90 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

mar,apr,may

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, butterflies

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Found in fire-maintained pine rocklands and wet prairies of South Florida; resprouts from pseudobulbs after fire.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal symbiosis for germination; propagation typically done through division or specialized laboratory culture.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI