Bletia reflexa
Bletia reflexa
- Native to:
- Costa Rica | Guatemala | Honduras | Mexico | Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Bletia
- Species:
- Bletia reflexa
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 90 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- butterflies, native bees
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Terrestrial orchid of fire-maintained pine rocklands; corms survive fire and resprout vigorously. Benefits from periodic burning that reduces competition.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination in nature; laboratory asymbiotic culture possible but complex.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI