Pinepink

Bletia purpurea
Español: Morón
Retain if present in natural setting. Can be grown in a wildflower garden.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Habitat

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

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers
  • 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.