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Philippine Ground Orchid
Scientific Name: Spathoglottis plicata Blume
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Family: Orchidaceae ...

 


A ground orchid belonging to the Doubletail, or Donkey Orchid genus, Willawarrin Doubletail is a small herb with two leaves to 30 cm long at the base of the plant.

Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata)
Flowers are admittedly tiny compared to florists' orchids, but they are true orchids with all shape and detail of a cattleya. Where winters are mild, plant in fall.

Bletilla (Chinese Ground Orchid)
The name bletilla literally means "little Bletia" which is a New World orchid genus that it resembles. In turn, bletia is named for a Spanish botanist and apothecary, Don Luis Blet.

The butterfly orchid is a ground orchid of swamp and grassland with very large white terminal flowers and elongated nectarines. The flowers have a pleasing fragrance.

Chinese Ground Orchid
This striking orchid is native to southern China, North India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. This orchid has established itself throughout the Islands mostly in moist forests.

If you've always wanted to grow terrestrial orchids (also known as hardy ground orchids), but don't have a partial sun location necessary for successful cultivation, a lath house may be just…
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Bletilla striata Common name(s): Chinese ground orchid Bletilla striata alba ...

Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata)
Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Fullmoon')
Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Butterfly')
Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
Chinese Jade (Crassula arborescens 'Silver Dollar') ...

Malayan ground orchid Spathoglottis plicata
Maltese star thistle; tocalote Centaurea melitensis
mango Mangifera indica
marijuana; Mary Jane; gallow grass Cannabis sativa
marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora ...

See also: Orchid, Green, May, Bletilla striata, Rose