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    Bletilla ochracea

    Also Known As

    • Chinese Ground Orchid

    Plant type

    perennial, bulb / corm / tuber, orchid

    size

    • H: 14"-16"
    • W: 12"-24"

    planting zones

    • 7a-11

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    Bletilla ochracea plant details

    Bletilla ochracea is a broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber or orchid with green foliage. In spring and summer yellow flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Bletilla ochracea

    Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber or orchid
    Plant family: orchidaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 14 IN - 16 IN - tall
    Flowers: yellow blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: long-blooming

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Bletilla ochracea

    USDA Zones: 7a - 11
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A beautiful Chinese Ground Orchid, a little taller than B. striata and not quite as hardy...18-24” stems over pleated leaves topped with pale yellow orchids with deep golden yellow “beards” heavily spotted with burgundy...even a single stem in a vase is dramatic! Blooms June August; happiest in AM sun or bright shade, rich moist soil; eventually creates a colony, can reseed; deer rest. USDA Z7 3x3x5 Tall pot

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    This rare species of terrestrial orchid from Japan produces elegant, cattleya-like, yellow flowers with red markings on the white lip. The flowers are held in groups of three to seven on stems rising to 12 inches. The leaves are arching, broad and grass-like. Best in part shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Chinese Butterfly is a stunning jewel like flower on 20" wispy stems, emerging from iris like pleated leaves in June. Each stalk produces 3-5 creamy yellow orchid like flowers, each with a purple yellow speckled lip. Moist rich soil and morning sun, Hardy zone 7b-8.

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    Blooms: spring-summer, creamy yellow with yellow, orange and red throat. Long, strap like pleated foliage Zone 6-9. 12"-18", China, part shade-sun, moist, well drained

    By: Keeping it Green Nursery

    We are very happy to offer plants of this less common hardy Chinese Ground Orchid. Creamy yellow flowers undeniably Orchid with a darker yellow "mouth" makes this a sought-after addition to the collection. You can admit it - you are a collector. Part sun and evenly moist.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Pale primrose yellow flowers with highlights of golden yellow. Long lasting blooms appear later than the Bletilla striata. 16" tall.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    A yellow flowered gound orchid hardy to zone 7. Grow in light shade in humus and you will have flowers every spring. Grows to about 14" high. One gallon size plant.

    By: Rare Plant Research

    Gardening facts about Bletilla ochracea plant

    How to Grow Bletilla ochracea

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • yellow

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

    • Texture

      • grassy

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