| Scientific Name: | Bletilla striata |
| Common Name: | hardy orchid, Chinese ground orchid |
| Family Name: | Orchidaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Perennial border, Summer interest, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Elliptic, Lanceolate, Oblong, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, Violet, Purple, Pink, Magenta, May-Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Dark-red, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems 3-5 arising from short, corm-like rhizomes; leaves 4-6 per stem, alternate, sheathing, blades pleated, papery-textured, lanceolate-elliptic to narrowly oblong, most 20-50cm long x 2-5cm wide, pale green; florets pinkish-purplish to 4cm long, 5 tepals plus lip (modified lower petal), usually between 3-7 on racemes up to 45cm tall; capsules 3-4cm long, ribbed lengthwise. | |