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08-12-2016, 11:38 PM
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Habenaria radiata
I have little egrets flying in my house this week 
I bought 4 tubers, 3 survived and spiked, there will be 10 blooms in all. The plants are sitting on a windowsill in a saucer of water. They are tall and spindly; I wonder if they would be more robust if they had been outside?
Now I'm just hoping for more tubers for next year!
Darn! That picture is upside down, and I can't figure out how to rotate it. Sorry!
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08-13-2016, 08:49 AM
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can you tell us where you bought them ? I've been trying to locate with no success. Thanks.
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08-13-2016, 11:33 AM
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beautiful, love this species, love the flowers! Great growing!
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08-13-2016, 12:29 PM
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Lovely just lovely.
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08-13-2016, 01:28 PM
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My source was:
Kusamono Gardens
They say out of stock on their website now, but they may keep a list for next season. The tubers are sold in the winter/spring. |
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08-13-2016, 02:02 PM
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I've wanted to grow this since I was a kid. It likes things a little cool.
Habenaria radiata, the egret flower of the Far East
I decided to learn on a warmer-growing one, H. rhodocheila. So far so good, but no bloom spikes, yet. |
08-25-2016, 10:44 PM
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Very nice!
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08-25-2016, 11:49 PM
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So very pretty. It must lift your spirits when you look at them
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08-26-2016, 08:56 AM
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Really pretty!
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11-07-2016, 03:38 PM
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I'm so excited! Today I unpotted my Habenaria radiata after leaving them to dry during most of October and this month so far. I have NINE little tubers now, better multiplication than I had dared hope for! Now if I can just get them to sprout in the spring. 
It's gonna be a good year for egrets! |
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