Bletilla striata

**mazlani** · March 21st, 2011, 10:59 PM

Congrats Gabi. Waiting anxiously for the buds to open. Don't forget to share

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**kiwiorchids** · March 23rd, 2011, 01:14 AM

how cold does it get? i grow mine in temps far exceeding -3*C, sometimes to -15, with very heavy frosts. its a perennial basicly for me

it dies down about now, and comes up in late sept. when the weather warms up. ive had mine a fair few years and it is MASSIVE! Hope i could help!

**gabi_borza** · March 23rd, 2011, 02:09 AM

Here in Romania temps go down to -20 degrees Celsius, even lower, so I'm reluctant to grow it outside during winter.

**kiwiorchids** · March 23rd, 2011, 04:46 AM

well when it gets larger, split it into two and see how it goes. trial and error is the only way to do this sort of thing

**gabi_borza** · March 24th, 2011, 06:23 AM

Finally one flower opened today. It is not perfect, but still nice.

**kiwiorchids** · March 24th, 2011, 01:29 PM

that is really nice! with any luck it should have a fair number of flowers on the spike, but being a younger/smaller plant, it may only have some

anyway, its still good to see

**panam** · March 24th, 2011, 02:04 PM

What a lovely flower! Thank you for sharing.

**gabi_borza** · March 24th, 2011, 02:32 PM

Thank you for your replies. Jordan, it has 12 buds on 2 spikes.

**Germinatorman** · March 24th, 2011, 02:42 PM

Wonderful, really nice. I know that this plant can be grown here in the US midwest and our temps get to -20F.

**kiwiorchids** · March 24th, 2011, 04:37 PM

awesome! 12 on two? not bad! mine finished back in september so its another long winter wait till they bloom again

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