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Bletilla striata 'Ogon'
Bletilla striata 'Ogon'


 
Family: Orchidaceae
Hardiness: To Zone 6
Mature Size:18"-24"
Exposure: Sun/Part Sun
Bloom Time: May-Jun
Moisture Needs: Average to Moist
Origin: China
Price: $18.00
Pot Size: Large Band Pot

Stock Status:(Out of Stock)

Product Code: P4228
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Description
 
Very collectible selection of this hardy terrestrial orchid which boasts - yes, boasts, of its unique, light chartreuse foliage.   if your ears, like ours, are tuned to that high frequency in which plants converse, you can just make out this orchid sounding like an NBA player after throwing down a one-handed jam from an alley-oop "Yeah! Lookit me! Me! I'm a bad-ass orchid! You ask yo mama how bad I am!  An yo sister - she loves how my leaves shine when the lights go down."  I've given up on the NBA because such displays are wearisome but somehow, with this orchid, it is an endearing cheekiness. Light yellow foliage looks it best in bright shade to part sun and not the part during the hot part of the day.  Leaves 18"-24" with pinkish-purple flowers a few inches taller in June and hardy to zone 6 especially with winter mulch.