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Name: Bletilla striata (Orchidaceae) |
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This hardy terrestrial orchid has lavender-purple flowers that look like miniature Catleya. It is a deciduous perennial that bears up to four oblong, lance shaped leaves per shoot. It over-winters as a tight bunch of underground pseudobulbs that look like flattened tubers. The pseudobulbs are joined to each other by cylindrical rhizomes. After several years, a large clump is formed and looks quite stunning when in flower. Click on any picture to enlarge.
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