Habenaria rhodocheila

[whiteorchid]

Originally Posted by EdinAZ

Thanks for the info. I have carnea, xnathochila,kakoeri and erichmichelii (spelled corretly, as you would expect, since I got it from Hoosier), and a hybrid called 'Tangerine'. The only one i caught a picture of when it bloomed was the 'Tangerine'.

Ed

hi Ed,
do you know the parents of the Tangerine?

I did not find it in the registration listing of the RHS, London?

cheers
whiteorchid
PS: as I heared,
unfortunately Hoosier orchids
will go out of business soon............

[quiltingwacko]

Does it like to be misted? Just bought one in bloom recently from Andy's. The plant looks fine but the blooms are starting to turn brown. Wondering what I can do if anything.

[Rosim_in_BR]

I always looked with envy at these type of Habenaria. Our Habenarias here are almost always green with small flowers and not easy to adapt to pot culture. Congrats, Pheli!

[orchideric]

The white-flowered one is Habenaria robinsonii from the Philippines.

Eric

[quiltingwacko]

Attended meeting of local orchid society last night. A member brought a H. erichmichelii in bloom to share. Since it was identical to mine and looked much happier and healthier, I asked for her secrets to growing. She said to treat it like a Miltoniopsis as to temperature and water. Of course, it is terrestrial so that will be different. So I moved it last night to a cooler location in my house. It looks happier already. (So do I. ) She also said that she repots it when necessary in very well soaked coconut fiber. She changes the water three times to remove the salts. She also adds perlite.

[stefan2]

This species seems to be sold as Habenaria rosea in Germany
Stefan(2)