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10-09-2011, 08:44 PM
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Habenaria carnea
I know that this species is common, but it's a first bloom for me and I like it quite a bit. The flowers are not fragrant (as my H. ericmichaelii is) but the flowers are relatively large. The plant is 13 inches tall and each flower is 1 1/4 inches long and 7/8 inches wide.
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10-09-2011, 10:24 PM
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One of my favorites, but not easy to grow and bloom well. Any tips?
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10-10-2011, 12:39 AM
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Wow - it's lovely!  |
10-10-2011, 12:49 AM
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I agree, it's lovely!
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10-10-2011, 01:05 AM
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JPMC - it is lovely and not as common as one might think which is surprising considering how beautiful both the flower and foliage is.
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10-10-2011, 04:02 AM
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Really pretty.
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10-10-2011, 06:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bayard
One of my favorites, but not easy to grow and bloom well. Any tips?
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It's my first attempt so this could be luck, but I grow it like other Habenarias: moist and warm in the growing season and warm (> 60F) in the winter but keep it bone dry at that time. I grow it in 50% worm castings and 50% perlite. When growing, I fertilize weakly weekly (125-150 ppm of a urea-free fertilizer). |
10-10-2011, 08:35 AM
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A funny flower - at first look I thought I was in a wrong thread - looked like a pink Zelenkoa! Really lovely, Habenarias are quite seldom over here...
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12-07-2011, 05:57 PM
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This is just gorgeous. Up until today I never even heard of H. carnea. Is this a species or hybrid??
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12-07-2011, 07:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tindomul
This is just gorgeous. Up until today I never even heard of H. carnea. Is this a species or hybrid??
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It's a species as far as I know. |
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