Habenaria armatissima

Also known as: The Most Armed Habenaria or Habenaria lugardiae Habenaria eburnea Habenaria dinteriana in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

Native to: Cameroon Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Malawi Mali Mozambique Nigeria Sudan Zambia Zimbabwe

General Information

The Most Armed Habenaria is a warm to hot growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae native to Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The name refers to the flowers bristly appearance.

Altitude
300 - 1650 m
0
2500
Flower Size
2.5 - 2.5 cm
Small
Medium
Large
Temperature
16 - 30 °C
Cold
Cool
Intermediate
Warm
Hot
Light
36000 - 50000 lux
Full Shade
Low
Medium
High
Full Sun

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect lance shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Summer and Spring

Blooming Season

  • Spring
  • Summer

Climate

Grows at low to high elevations.

Fertiliser

These plants do well with slow release fertiliser at the rate of 2-3 pellets per cup (250ml) of media. Additional fertiliser during the growth period may be beneficial, but not necessary.

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