Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Unknown

Nomenclature

Common Name:

pinepink

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Bletia purpurea

Family:

Orchidaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-2 (5 in flower) ft tall by 1 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink,purple

Fruit Color:

green

Phenology:

Winter dormant Blooms in spring.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Retain if present in natural setting. Can be grown in a wildflower garden.

Considerations:

Availability:

Specialty Provider, Seed

Propagation:

Division, seed. Please acquire from orchid growers who are propagating it. This species is Threatened in Florida and is protected in the wild.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Lime Rock, Organic

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

The flowers do not produce nectar but use food deception to attract various bees including Euglossa, Thygater and Melipona , a genus of stingless bees. In Florida, some plants do not have a rostellum and may be self-pollinating.

Native Habitats:

Pine rocklands, swampy forests on stumps and logs just above high water levels, in humus.

Natural Range in Florida:

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