My habenarias

[luis]

These are my first habenarias that flower last oct-nov. Habenaria medusae and rhodocheila.

[luis]

That's the other one.

[luis]

Sorry... to post photos it's almost a esoteric mystery for me... 

[Maggi Young]

I hope you will be able to resize the photos with the new guide we've sent you, Luis 

[luis]

Thank you very very much Maggy!

[TheOnionMan]

That's the other one.

Luis, where do these Habenarias grow natively?  The white one in particular is fantastic!  Are these being grown in pots or in the garden?  And what part of the world are you located?

[Peter Maguire]

That's a fabulous white one (medusae, I presume). I thought H. radiata was spectacular, but that is even better.

[luis]

Thank you fo the support, these habenarias are asiatic and came from Tailand. I'm in Batalha, Portugal and grow them in pots inside my home. They need warm whether to grow. Habenarias its a group very interesting and easy to grow. 

[sjusovare]

Hello Luis,
which substrat do you use for them?
I tried H. radiata that I got from T&M last year, but they did poorly with me, which I'm not sure came from the dry transport or because of the soil I used (living sphagnum and perlite)

[TheOnionMan]

Thank you fo the support, these habenarias are asiatic and came from Tailand. I'm in Batalha, Portugal and grow them in pots inside my home. They need warm whether to grow. Habenarias its a group very interesting and easy to grow. 

Thanks Luis.  I don't know much about terrestrial orchids, nor the full scope of Habenaria, but here in Northeastern USA, there are approximately two dozen species or so. Personally I've actually only seen three species in the wild.  One that I have some experience with, and cultivated for a few years under bog-like condition, was Habenaria psycodes, a beautiful purple flowered species, but that was over 35 years ago.

[Eric Locke]

Hello Luis,
which substrat do you use for them?
I tried H. radiata that I got from T&M last year, but they did poorly with me, which I'm not sure came from the dry transport or because of the soil I used (living sphagnum and perlite)

Hi Julien

This subject of purchasing Radiata from T M has been mentioned before and to be honest you did not stand much chance with these as everyone else has found   .Best find another supplier.
Radiata are much smaller tubers than most Habenaria and grow well in a fine bark ,perlite and moss mix as per small pleione. I do plant mine in a moss layer within this compost. If happy they will multiply well grown in a frost -greenhouse and do not require the heat that most of the others do.
Most other Habenaria are winter dormant and can be grown in a similar but slightly courser mix but kept warm all year and not allowed to dry out completely in winter.

Eric

[luis]

Thank you to all, for the culture conditions you tell us. 

[Darren]

These are lovely Luis. I echo the others comments.

Ironically my mum-in-law has done really well with the radiata from T&M. She would be the first to admit to being no specialist and just liked the picture in the catalogue. I think the trick is not actually knowing they are supposed to be difficult She grows florists Cyclamen and assorted cape bulbs outside in her garden and gets away with it, I'm sure this is because nobody has told her she wouldn't! I know what would happen if I tried it....