Habenaria medusa

First few flowers on this fascinating tuberous terrestrial species just bloomed!

Nice, but who put their cigarette out on the Phal leaf!?

NYEric said:

Nice, but who put their cigarette out on the Phal leaf!?

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Ouch!

Nice medusa!

Very pretty and unique!

Lovely, but don't miss to post an update when more open!!! Jean

NYEric said:

Nice, but who put their cigarette out on the Phal leaf!?

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Some things are not meant to be scrutinized so closely... oke:

a very nice species

This is a cool species Paphioboy.:clap::clap:

Those growths look strong.

Thanks all.

Rick, yes its a pretty strong plant and I think the other growth beside the currently blooming one will spike soon after this one fades. I'm planning to set a few pods on it. Easy one to grow.

A favorite.
Nice pop.

Very nice!
I ordered one for the EOC show, so any help about the culture is very wellcome.
What do you do with the tuber? (How often do you water it?)

I love it. 'Hope I can find one around here. 'Been looking; but, I only see them in the show displays, never for sale.

That's one that I love - I must find one to add to my collection!

Lovely, nice job!

Oh, so nice!!!!!!

Awesome:clap:

Thanks, all.

Ruli said:

Very nice!
I ordered one for the EOC show, so any help about the culture is very wellcome.
What do you do with the tuber? (How often do you water it?)

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Hi Ruli. I have it growing in a well-drained loam soil with a lot of organic matter. I think habenarias must be fed heavily during the growing season as some of them, like this one, flowers after producing only 4-5 leaves. So maximising the amount of nutrients to produce a strong spike is essential, I think. I water once daily in this tropical environment. This one has not gone dormant for me yet as I got it as a sprouted corm last year. I have managed to keep Pecteilis susannae (close relative of habenaria) alive for 4 years now and they multiply every year. After flowering the shoot will die off. I then keep the tubers in the original pot and place it in a shady dry area. I give a bit of water about once a week. After 2-3 months of dormancy, a new shoot will emerge and I repot when the new shoot has its own set of roots.

paphioboy said:

Some things are not meant to be scrutinized so closely... oke:

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Oh, sorry!

Thank you very much, paphioboy!

Very delicate looking!