Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Bletia

Species:

Bletia antillana

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

100 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun

Bloom Colors:

purple, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

butterflies, bees

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts from underground pseudobulbs after fire. Common in fire-maintained pine flatwoods and wet prairies of Florida.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination in nature. Asymbiotic germination possible in laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI