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Old 09-27-2009, 12:03 AM
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Those are amazing! If I've seen these before they didn't leave much impression, but yours are gorgeous! What are the growing conditions for these?


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Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:) View Post
They're 2 different species.

The pink one is Habenaria carnea. Habenaria carnea has olive green leaves and white spotting as a blooming sized adult plant.

The red one is the red type of Habenaria rhodocheila. This species doesn't have spotting.


I believe Rosie was referring to the two different species as the parents, and the hybrid Regnieri as the child. Common enough terminology.

Oh, and Bayard, since "the King" was kind enough to mention the foliage, I would love to see photos of the leaves if you have them. I really like orchids with attractive flowers AND leaves!
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