Bletia purpurea
pinepink
Orchidaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1-2 (5 in flower) ft tall by 1 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
pink,purple
Fruit Color:
green
Phenology:
Winter dormant Blooms in spring.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Retain if present in natural setting. Can be grown in a wildflower garden.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Lime Rock, Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
The flowers do not produce nectar but use food deception to attract various bees including Euglossa, Thygater and Melipona , a genus of stingless bees. In Florida, some plants do not have a rostellum and may be self-pollinating.
Native Habitats:
Pine rocklands, swampy forests on stumps and logs just above high water levels, in humus.
