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Gardens at Post Hill Store

Bletilla - Chinese Ground Orchids

Spring 2012

Ordering

You may order and pay in two ways, by Check using our order form or by Paypal directly from the website. Please refer to our ordering instructions.

Bletilla ordered now will be shipped in mid-April, 2012.

Plants

We are a nursery specializing in woodland plants. We are located in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut at the border of USDA zone 5 and 6. Summer temperatures in a hot year can reach 100 F and winter temperatures in a cold year can reach -15 F. The plants we sell will all survive these temperatures outside all year with a few exceptions - which we describe in the descriptions to each plant.

In addition to listed plants, we also sometimes have available limited numbers of unlisted plants - please contact us if you are looking for something we do not have. If we do not have it, we will help you find someone who does.

Due to costs of obtaining phytosanitary and CITES certificates, we can only ship within the United States.


Chinese Ground Orchids Bletilla

Bletilla striata

Bletilla striata

Cat Number BM001
Price $25.00 for 3 tubers Shipping Included
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Available Fall 2012

Bletilla striata is an outstanding plant for the partially shaded garden. The rhizome will continue to expand each year, resulting in a large clump more than two feet in height with many lavender flowers. Use well-draining garden soil. Hardy into zone 5 with several inches of leaves as mulch over the winter.


Bletilla striata var. roseum

Bletilla striata var. roseum

Cat Number BM002
Sold Out
We are collecting blooming specimens this season.
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Bletilla striata Roseum is an outstanding plant for the partially shaded garden. The rhizome will continue to expand each year, resulting in a large clump more than two feet in height with many light pink to near-white flowers. Use well-draining garden soil. Hardy into zone 5 with several inches of leaves as mulch over the winter.


Bletilla striata Big Bob

Bletilla striata 'Big Bob'

Cat Number BM005
Sold Out - should have more blooming size in 2012
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Bletilla striata Big Bob is an outstanding plant for the partially shaded garden. The rhizome will continue to expand each year, resulting in a large clump more than three feet in height with many typical Bletilla striata flowers. Use well-draining garden soil. Hardy into zone 5 with several inches of leaves as mulch over the winter.


Bletilla striata Murosake Shikibu

Bletilla striata 'Murosaki Shikibu'

Cat Number BM003
Sold Out - growing more!
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Bletilla striata Murosaki Shikibu is an outstanding plant for the partially shaded garden. The rhizome will continue to expand each year, resulting in a large clump more than two feet in height with many bluish-purple flowers. Use well-draining garden soil. Hardy into zone 5 with several inches of leaves as mulch over the winter.


Bletilla ochracea

Bletilla ochracea

Cat Number BM004
Sold Out - growing more! We are collecting blooming specimens this season.
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Bletilla ochracea is an outstanding plant for the partially shaded warmer temperate garden. The rhizome will continue to expand each year, resulting in a large clump 12-18 inches in height with many of golden flowers. Use well-draining garden soil. Hardy into zone 6 with several inches of leaves as mulch over the winter. In our area we dig the rhizomes each fall and keep them in vermiculite in the refrigerator.


Bletilla Yokohama Kate

Bletilla Yokohama 'Kate'

Cat Number BM006
Price $15.00 for 3 young tubers Shipping Included
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Available Fall 2012

Bletilla Yokohama 'Kate' is a light purple clone. It is an outstanding plant for the partially shaded warmer temperate garden. The rhizome will continue to expand each year, resulting in a large clump 12-18 inches in height with many of golden flowers. Use well-draining garden soil. Hardy into zone 6 with several inches of leaves as mulch over the winter. In our area we dig the rhizomes each fall and keep them in vermiculite in the refrigerator.

Bletilla Penway Dragon

Bletilla Penway Dragon

Cat Number BM007
Price $25.00 for 3 young tubers Shipping Included
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Available Fall 2012

Bletilla Penway Dragon is a cross of Bletilla formosana x Bletilla szetchuanica. Hardy into zone 6 with several inches of leaves as mulch over the winter. In our area we dig the rhizomes each fall and keep them in vermiculite in the refrigerator.