Ground Orchid
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Ground orchid. Contrary to this regular orchids are epiphytes meaning they absorb water and nutrients from air. There are other plants in the genus but ive never heard of them in cultivation. Keep your ground orchid in low light or somewhat shady areas. The bletilla striata is known as the chinese ground orchid or hardy orchid.
Distributed under the creative commons attribution 20 generic license. Orchids bloom in spring and resemble corsage orchids. Spathoglottis plicata ground orchid spathoglottis plicata is a terrestrial orchid sometimes called the ground orchid. It is an easy to grow extremely adaptable orchid which blooms round the year.
This perennial plant grows on a tuberous rhizome and can be divided as the clump grows larger. In a flower bed you might want to construct a trellis over your orchids to shade them and keep heavy rainfall off of them. The easiest way to accomplish this is by using a timed release orchid food and applying it every four to six months. Ground orchids are orchids which grow in the soil rather than in the air like the epiphytic orchids with which many people are more familiar.
Ground orchids can be grown as potted plants and also do well in beds and borders. A number of orchid species grow in the ground with bletilla striata and spathoglottis plicata being two popular ornamental cultivars. Hence ground orchids are similar in growing habits to terrestrial flowering herbs. Ground orchid is a perennial orchid variety that grows in the soil.
If you have it in a pot indoors put it in a window behind a curtain. Ground orchids are relatively heavy feeders and need regular fertilization. This will avoid the feast and famine routine of a regular feeding schedule and will give your plants the best amount of food to create regular blooms. With too little light they turn.
People who are. Many plants can be separated from the large clump and can be planted in individual pots or in ground 3 to 6. If orchids get too much light their leaves shade red. Flowers come in purple white pink and amethyst red.