Culture & Care for the genus Bletia
Introduction to the genus
General cultivation techniques
Specific guidelines
In-vitro culture
Hybridisation notes
Intergeneric hybrids:
Bletia x Chysis = Chyletia (Chlt.)
Bletia x Phaius = Phabletia (Ph.)
Bletia x Schomburgkia = Schombletia (Sb.)
Bletia x Spathoglottis = Bletiaglottis (Blgts.)
Pollinators
References
Flowering calendar
Detailed data: Aggregated observation dates from the GBIF.org network.
A colored month means an observation in habitat or collection date of a herbarium specimen with flower or inflorescence. The number refers to the year of last observation or collection.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bletia campanulata | 1866 | Guatemala | |||||||||||
| Bletia campanulata | 1959 | 1959 | 1958 | 1948 | Venezuela | ||||||||
| Bletia catenulata | 1940 | Peru | |||||||||||
| Bletia florida | 1961 | 1961 | Jamaica | ||||||||||
| Bletia patula | 1992 | Dominican Republic | |||||||||||
| Bletia purpurea | 1937 | 1939 | 1938 | 1940 | Colombia | ||||||||
| Bletia purpurea | 1961 | 1961 | Jamaica | ||||||||||
| Bletia purpurea | 1959 | 1951 | 1949 | 1949 | 1958 | Venezuela | |||||||
| Bletia reflexa | 1969 | Honduras | |||||||||||
| Bletia sp. | 1878 | 1870 | Guatemala |