Habenaria cryptophila

Also known as: The Shade Loving Habenaria or Habenaria anaplectron in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

Native to: Departamento del Huila - Colombia Pernambuco - Brazil Sao Paulo - Brazil

General Information

The Shade Loving Habenaria is a cool growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae native to Colombia and Brazil. It is named after the Poa do Caldas, a town in Minas Gerias.

Flower Size
3 - 3 cm
Small
Medium
Large
Temperature
9 - 15 °C
Cold
Cool
Intermediate
Warm
Hot
Light
8000 - 8000 lux
Full Shade
Low
Medium
High
Full Sun

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect elliptic, oblong shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Summer and Autumn

Blooming Season

  • Autumn
  • Summer

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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