Family: Orchidaceae
Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan
Flower colour: white, pink
Flowering period: June- July
Average plant height: 20cm
Planting depth to base of bulbs: 3 cm
Spacing between bulbs: 10 cm
Type of bulb: bulb
Principal varieties
- Bletilla striata: the flower is rosa, with a purple tip
- Bletilla striata Alba: white flowering
- Bletilla striata Albostriata: white striped leafs
- Bletilla striata Gebina: flowers whit-ish, with a ‘slight blush’