Bletilla hyacinthina

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Read about Bletilla hyacinthina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Bletilla hyacinthina, Reichb. f. (Bletia hyacinthina, R. Br.). Pseudobulbs tuberform: sts. up to 1 ft. tall, with 3-6 plaited Lvs.: fls. racemose, on short pedicels; sepals and petals amethyst-purple; lip 3-lobed. amethyst-purple, the middle lobe nearly quadrate, denticulate. China and Japan. Gt. 15:527. Gn. 16:416. B.R. 33:60 (as Bletia Gebina). B.M. 1492 (as Cymbidium).—Grows beautifully in half-shady, moist places, soon forming large clumps. Prop. by division of the clumps.


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