Re: Bletia/Bletilla

John Taylor [The Banshee] (rphjt@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU)
Tue, 20 Jul 93 10:27:48 +0000

>>(Actually, I think my species name is "striata" - Is that consistant with
>>Bletia or Bletilla?)
>>
>That would be Bletilla striata. They are actually quite common here in the
>US nursery trade---even catalogs like Burpee carry them. I believe that
>they are said to survive out of doors at least as far north as along the
>coast in the Mid-Atlantic states. Pretty thing, comes in a white form as
>well as the more common purple/lavender.

That certainly sounds like it - I'd better check my plant label... Maybe
you didn't miss anything special with your Bletia after all, Barry ;-)

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