Chloraea bletioides

Also known as: The Bletia or Asarca bletiodes Chloraea ulanthoides var. affinis Asarca affinis Chloraea affinis Chloraea ulanthoides var. grandis Chloraea ulanthoides Chloraea ulantha Chloraea grandis in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

General Information

The Bletia is a cold to cool growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae.

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Spring

Blooming Season

• Spring

Climate

Grows at low to high elevations.

Fertiliser

These plants do well with slow release fertiliser at the rate of 2-3 pellets per cup (250ml) of media. Additional fertiliser during the growth period may be beneficial, but not necessary.