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Plant type: herbaceous orchid Hardiness zones: 5-11 Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist Soil: orchid compost, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: light frost |
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Origins: China-Korea-Taiwan, Japan Other Botanical Names: Bletia gebina, B. hyacinthina, B. striata, Bletilla elegantula, B. gebina, B. hyacinthina, Calanthe gebina, Coelogyne elegantula, Cymbidium hyacinthinum, C. striatum, Epidendrum striatum, Gyas humilis, Jimensia nervosa, J. striata, Limodorum hyacinth Other Common Names: | ||||||||
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