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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: Maren on July 13, 2011, 12:38:13 PM

Title: Habenaria
Post by: Maren on July 13, 2011, 12:38:13 PM
I have been looking with great expectations at the luscious growth of these cool growing terrestrial plants (I keep them with my pleiones) but find myself a little disappointed. Maybe it's the lack of colour.
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Maggi Young on July 13, 2011, 01:19:06 PM
My goodness, you're a tough woman to please, Maren  :o I find the delicate shades of these flowers most attractive and their intricate shape is full of interest.  8)
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Darren on July 13, 2011, 03:03:14 PM
I have to agree with Maggi on this - I think it is delightful.
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: angie on July 13, 2011, 04:37:53 PM
Same here, Maren I think they are lovely. Off course my favourite colour for flowers is white so I would be very happy with the flowers  8)

Angie :)
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Peter Maguire on July 13, 2011, 05:11:23 PM
That's a wonderful plant Maren - when you compare it to the little green things that Fred G posted a month or two back it's positively fabulous.
Of course if you don't like it, there's at least 4 forumists (and counting) that would give it a good home!  ;D
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Graham Catlow on July 13, 2011, 07:59:29 PM
And here's number five.
I agree with the others it is really amazing. I suspect you will hang on to it, and perhaps when it bulks up you will be more pleased with it.
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Tony Willis on July 13, 2011, 09:25:38 PM
I looked at it earlier in the day and thought it was wonderful.
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Neil on July 14, 2011, 12:56:19 AM
Nice flowers Maren, nothing to be disappointed with here.
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Sam on July 14, 2011, 09:44:48 AM
very nice one ! i have some habenaria but not this one

some of mine(different species ) are spiking
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Maren on July 14, 2011, 05:01:44 PM
Thank you all, I feel encouraged. I suppose another reason for my disappointment was that I had lots of Habenaria myriotricha (medusae) that I was looking forward to, and they have only made 1 inch of growth.  :( I better start liking these. ;)
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: fredg on July 14, 2011, 09:35:54 PM

Wonderful plants Maren, shame they're not fully hardy.


when you compare it to the little green things that Fred G posted a month or two back it's positively fabulous.

OUCH!
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Peter Maguire on July 14, 2011, 10:01:46 PM
I was trying to cheer her up!  ;)
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: daveyp1970 on July 15, 2011, 10:14:29 AM

Wonderful plants Maren, shame they're not fully hardy.


when you compare it to the little green things that Fred G posted a month or two back it's positively fabulous.

OUCH!
How funny!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: yijiawang on July 28, 2011, 09:09:14 PM
Hello Maren,
Beautiful Habenaria! H.glaucifolia and aitchisonii in flower now too, some plants were found on mountains in the last week.
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: fleurbleue on July 29, 2011, 07:53:10 AM
 :o Nice leaves yijiawang ! I have read Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum has almost  the same striped leaves here
http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: yijiawang on July 29, 2011, 09:09:11 AM
:o Nice leaves yijiawang ! I have read Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum has almost  the same striped leaves here
http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/
Exactly, I like mottled leaves too. Especially, some Habenaria and similar genus got beautiful leaves. Hemipiliopsis purpureopunctana (it is belong to Habenaria genus before)was found in the last month in S.Himalaya, nice small flower!
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: fleurbleue on July 29, 2011, 09:31:50 AM
I like very much amazing foliages too, almost as much as flowers  :D and I'm always looking for them as they stay longer time than flowers  ;)
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: Maren on July 29, 2011, 01:25:34 PM
I like your Hemipiliopsis purpureopunctana, such a long name for such a pretty small flower. :)
Title: Re: Habenaria
Post by: yijiawang on July 29, 2011, 05:00:38 PM
Yes Maren, it is long name.... and lovely small flowers. I pollinated several flowers and they are become seed pods now, hope easy to be propagated in flask, let me try.
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