Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Bletia

Species:

Bletia tenuifolia

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul,aug

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Terrestrial orchid that resprouts from underground corms after fire in pine rockland and flatwood habitats. Benefits from periodic burning that reduces woody competition.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

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

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI