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Originally Posted by Roberta
Also agree with everyone, Bletilla striata. These are cold-hardy (they go dormant in winter) I have grown them both in pots and in the ground... the ones in the ground grow better, even though my garden soil is rather horrid clay. I don't know how much cold they will tolerate when dormant, other members of the Board, who grow them in climates a lot colder than mine, can advise.
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Officially these are rated as hardy in zones 6-9, zone 5 with mulching.
I have them in the ground in zone 6 (6b?), where they have multiplied profusely without any care for 15 years.
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