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  • Bletilla
    • striata   CAG02379

      (Chinese ground orchid)
      $12.00earn 60 points

      Broad, pleated, fresh green leaves arch from erect stems emerging from crowded, white, subterranean bulbs and bearing elegant racemes of bright, purple-pink, orchid flowers.

      One of the few orchids to thrive in the garden, anywhere well drained and a little sheltered will do with no special attention required but it would be best to avoid the lashings of manure, thick much and disturbance disliked by the mycorrhizal fungi on which it depends.

      Summer growing, irrigation will be necessary in winter rainfall regions, and winter deciduous, I find the seedpods quite attractive left in situ.

      Divisions from the most vigorous seedling from the nursery, its weak willed progenitor long since lost. Some variety can be expected in the future as successive generations display variations in colour and appear in ever more inappropriate places. Yes, these can be found freeloading in other purchases.

  • Dendrobium
    • x delicatum   CAG01387
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      An easy to grow Australian orchid bearing an abundance of long lasting, dainty, creamy white, five petalled flowers held in short spikes on the end of long succulent canes each topped with three or four, leathery, elliptic leaves.

      This clone has very long, radiating canes and mature specimens can easily exceed one metre in diameter.

      Ideal for a hanging basket filled with orchid bark (composted pine bark) or any other very coarse medium or else attach to a rough barked tree or convenient garden boulder.

      Keeping the roots constantly moist will ensure failure, it is imperative you allow the roots to dry out between watering and water less in cooler weather. Protection from desiccating wind and midday sun is beneficial otherwise treat it like your cacti.

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