It will be interesting to see if the variegation is stable in future years. There are a number of variegated B. striata clones--I'm not sure if the species is more unstable than most orchids, or if it is just an artifact of increased selection for unusual foliage on the part of Chinese and Japanese gardeners. I suspect the latter, because there are variegated clones for several other Japanese orchid species. My Bletilla are still fast asleep under the mulch. A few crocuses and early daffodils, Cyclamen coum, and Helleborus niger are about the only things flowering in my garden. The winter so far has been quite mild and very, very wet. Nick (Zone 7, North Carolina) https://sweetgumandpines.wordpress.com/ On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 2:16 PM Mike via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > The first of my bletilla striata bloomed today. I had divided them in Fall > when they went dormant. Oddly, one of the divisions now has become > variegated with a white stripe at the edge of the leaves. I have not seen > that in the years I’ve had the plant. > > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>