Bletilla striata Gotemba Stripes Dionaea creamy white edge that often

creamy white edge that often streaks into the middle of the leaf

The flowers are an amazing lavender in bud

The clumps are topped with 13" scapes of light lavender flowers in early summer

In midspring

Calanthe aristulifera is one of the rarest of the Japanese endemic species from the mountains of Japan's Kyushu island

Bletilla striata Gotemba Stripes Dionaea creamy white edge that oftenBletilla striata 'Gotemba Stripes' is a unique variegated form of the hardy ground orchid that comes from Japan's famed Gotemba Nursery. The typically long, green, pleated leaves are vertically streaked with gold and, like the species, the clumps are topped in May and June with 2' tall floral spikes of terminal dark purple flowers an incredible color combination. Bletilla striata 'Gotemba Stripes' fares well in both dry (once established) and moist