Great Plant Picks: Chinese Ground Orchid

Published 4:59 pm Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Chinese Ground Orchid likely is the most effortless type of orchard someone can grow.

Chinese Ground Orchid likely is the most effortless type of orchard someone can grow.

Many of the hardy orchids can be a challenge to grow, but Chinese ground orchid likely is the most effortless. The pleated green leaves arise from a pseudobulb in springtime with exquisite orchid flowers appearing in springtime in shades of fuchsia to mauve, with the lip being a touch darker. A mass planting of blooming Bletilla stiata is quite a sight to behold.

Size: 1 foot, 6 inches high; 1 foot wide

Where: Full sun to light shade

Wildlife: Bees

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