Habenaria medusa - Orchid Board

Gena · #1 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 12:38 PM

This is extraordinary Asian specie in my opinion. You can call its flowers for strange, gracious, elegant or alien or use other epithets to describe them, but still you are reacting on them. Here they are.

Lip detail

kinknstein · #2 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 12:44 PM

Wow those are awesome!

Gena · #3 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 02:15 PM

Thank you, Nick!

kavanaru · #4 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 02:32 PM

wow... gorgeous... this is a species I have always been curious to try... one day I need to do the step

How do you grow it?

Gena · #5 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 02:56 PM

Thank you, Ramón!

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Originally Posted by kavanaru

this is a species I have always been curious to try... one day I need to do the step

How do you grow it?

I really can recommend it! Great specie! There is something in such plants, the moment of rebirth each spring, which appealing me a lot.

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Originally Posted by kavanaru

How do you grow it?

Nothing strange, Ramón. Very moisterretaining substrate, a lot of water during active growth, intermediate range of temperatures, medium light, good ventilation. Much, much less water during dormancy, but not bone dry. I keep it in the same pot at this time. Then, when it starts grow again, I just refresh the substrate and circle begins again.

kavanaru · #6 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 03:00 PM

interesting... I always thought it would need temps more in the cool range.. that's what keeps me a bit away of it...

this species and Habenaria carnea... wow...

Gena · #7 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kavanaru

interesting... I always thought it would need temps more in the cool range.. that's what keeps me a bit away of it...

this species and Habenaria carnea... wow...

..... I will not tell my Habenarias anything about it .... Without joke, I just can not provide cooler range of temps in my sleeping room and Habinarias are there

billc · #8 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 03:47 PM

That is a most interesting looking flower. How big is the plant? Do you have a picture of it?

Bill

Gena · #9 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 04:01 PM

Thank you, Bill!

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Originally Posted by billc

How big is the plant? Do you have a picture of it?
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The plant is not big, approximately 7 inches and with spike about 15.5-16 inches. I planed to take some pictures tomorrow, so I can make some of them of whole plant.

RosieC · #10 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 05:32 PM

Wow

I've never seen anything like it and it's wonderful!