Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Bletia

Species:

Bletia sarcophylla

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

feb,mar,apr,may

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

butterflies, bees

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts from underground corms after fire, typical of Florida pine flatwoods species. Benefits from periodic burns that reduce woody competition.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination; asymbiotic germination protocols exist but are specialized.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI