Bletilla are terrestrial perennial orchids that lose their leaves in the fall. They feature tuberous pseudobulbs and have ribbed, linear to lanceolate foliage. The flowers are arranged in upright racemes and are bell-shaped.

Bletilla

Bletilla Brigantes gx

Bletilla Brigantes gx 'Moonlight'

Bletilla Coritani gx

Bletilla Laneside Amos gx

Bletilla Laneside Sally gx

Bletilla Laneside Thea gx

Bletilla Penway Bouquet gx

Bletilla Penway Classic gx

Bletilla Penway Coral gx

Bletilla Penway Dragon gx

Bletilla Penway Fancy gx

Bletilla Penway Fantasy gx

Bletilla Penway Harlequin gx

Bletilla Penway Imperial gx

Bletilla Penway Majestic gx

Bletilla Penway Paris gx

Bletilla Penway Pixie gx

Bletilla Penway Prelude gx

Bletilla Penway Prelude gx Penway Dancer Group

Bletilla Penway Pride gx

Bletilla Penway Princess gx

Bletilla Penway Rainbow gx

Bletilla Penway Rose gx

Bletilla Penway Starshine gx

Bletilla Penway Sunset gx

Bletilla Yokohama gx

Bletilla Yokohama gx 'Kate'

Bletilla Yokohama gx 'Sweet Lips'

Bletilla formosana

Bletilla formosana alba

Bletilla ochracea

Bletilla ochracea 'Chinese Butterfly'

Bletilla ochracea 'Pinchbeck'

Bletilla sinensis

Produces a cluster of ribbed, sword-like foliage, topped with upright stems that support multiple pink, aromatic orchid-like blooms, reaching up to 5 cm in width, which emerge in the spring and early summer.

Bletilla striata

Bletilla striata 'Albostriata' is a terrestrial orchid that loses its leaves in the winter. It features elongated, pleated green foliage, reaching lengths of up to 30 cm, with distinctive white margins. During the transition from late spring to early summer, it produces clusters of 3 to 7 flowers on stalks that can grow to 50 cm in height, displaying a pinkish-purple hue.

Bletilla striata 'Albostriata'

Bletilla striata 'Gotemba Stripes'

Bletilla striata 'Junpaku'

Bletilla striata 'Kuchi-beni'

Bletilla striata 'Lips'

Bletilla striata 'Marcel Clapdorp'

Bletilla striata 'Murasaki Shikibu'

Bletilla striata 'Soryu'

Bletilla striata blue-flowered

Bletilla striata f. gebina is a resilient terrestrial orchid that features flattened pseudobulbs and broad, lanceolate leaves with a textured surface. In the spring through early summer, it bears white flowers measuring about 2.5 cm (1 in) across, each adorned with a distinctive pale lilac lip.