Where to buy Egret Flower (Habenaria Radiata)

[CClia]

I really like this orchid and don't know where to buy. Any lead would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
CC

[Bud]

Pecteilis radiata (syn. Habenaria radiata) is a species of orchid endemic to China, Japan, Korea and Russia. It is commonly known as the White Egret Flower, Fringed Orchid or Sagiso. It should not be confused with the white fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara, which is a North American species. The Sagiso is the official flower of Setagaya ward, Tokyo.
radiata is not an easy plant at all. They grow in several substrates, as long as these are kept moist enough, not too compact in order to prevent rotting and with an acidic reaction. I have seen several materials for the substrates, actually I saw it being cultivated in pure living sphagnum (peat moss) which is growing on a peat/perlite ground. A critical period is overwintering. I don't grow it, but just throwing in an observation from a friend who grows this: that it might be fairly easy to overwinter a dormant tuber in some damp but not wet live sphagnum moss (i.e. squeeze out excess water) in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator...then after 3 weeks check on it that it’s not dry or it will kill it…
I have seen several tubers being auctioned on Ebay…a couple of tubers for $16 and shipping is $15 from a seller in Beijing, China

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by Bud

Pecteilis radiata (syn. Habenaria radiata) is a species of orchid endemic to China, Japan, Korea and Russia. It is commonly known as the White Egret Flower, Fringed Orchid or Sagiso. It should not be confused with the white fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara, which is a North American species. The Sagiso is the official flower of Setagaya ward, Tokyo.

I believe that it is proper etiquette to supply a source and acknowledge the actual author when you directly copy and paste things from other websites. I'm pretty sure that's called plagiarism

Habenaria radiata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

from the website linked above..

Pecteilis radiata (syn. Habenaria radiata) is a species of orchid endemic to China, Japan, Korea and Russia.[1] It is commonly known as the White Egret Flower, Fringed Orchid or Sagiso. It should not be confused with the white fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara, which is a North American species. The Sagiso is the official flower of Setagaya ward, Tokyo.

CClia, sorry to hijack this thread, but I couldn't help but call out what I saw.

[CClia]

Thanks Bub.
I saw some website in side US sell them but most of them say out of stock right now. I don't want to buy it all the way in China.
CC

[glengary54]

Here's a site you might try

Hardy terrestrial orchids for perennial gardens

[CClia]

Thanks so much Glen.

[Pelepel]

Originally Posted by CClia

Thanks Bub.
I saw some website in side US sell them but most of them say out of stock right now. I don't want to buy it all the way in China.
CC

Just a heads up. eBay has a lot of sellers in Asia selling plants. Unless you have all the paperwork and certificates, even for a tiny bulb, it will get confiscated and you could possibly get into trouble with fines/jail. Buy local in your own country, especially here in the US. eBay doesn't warn nor regulate the sale of live plants nor do they give you a heads up what you're buying is illegal without the proper channels.

[CClia]

Thanks Natalie, Philip and Pelepel. I ordered from Wild Orchid and I'm still waiting for the shipment.
No, I'm not going to order out side US.

CC

[Ray]

The guy who runs the Wild Orchid Company (Bill Mathis) is quite an academic, and he really knows his stuff. His book, The Gardeners Guide to Growing Hardy Perennial Orchids is a good resource.

His place is about 5 minutes from here, and he gave a thorough presentation at out OS.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Just a heads up...

Part of the difficulty with growing Habenaria radiata is that the tuberoids are formed by the same type of cells that make up the plant's roots. Therefore the tuberoids can be easy to damage if not handled with some sort of care, and are susceptible to infection from a substantial enough amount of physical damage. They are also easy to over water, especially if somebody is not familiar with the plant's growing/dormancy cycles.

These tuberoids are not quite as sturdy as the tubers of, say, a plant such as Bletilla striata, where the cells that make up the tuber are similar to those that make up the plant's stem.

As far as I know, many terrestrial orchids in the subfamily Orchidoideae form what are generally called "root tuberoids" or "fleshy rhizomes". This is part of the reason why orchids in this subfamily are a bit more challenging to grow and are not necessarily grown en masse by the general public/casual hobbyist.

Habenaria radiata belongs to the subfamily Orchidoideae.