Habenaria humilior

Also known as: The Very Modest Habenaria or Habenaria tetrapetaloides Habenaria rehmannii Bilabrella tetrapetaloides Bilabrella rehmannii Habenaria culiciflora Bilabrella replicata Bilabrella hochstetteriana Bilabrella pseudokaessneriana Habenaria hochstetteriana Habenaria replicata in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

Native to: Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Malawi Sudan Uganda Zambia

General Information

The Very Modest Habenaria is a cold to warm growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae native to Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.

Altitude
1200 - 2400 m
0
2500
Flower Size
2 - 2 cm
Small
Medium
Large
Temperature
0 - 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 lance shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Summer, Autumn and Spring

Blooming Season

  • Autumn
  • Spring
  • Summer

Climate

Grows at 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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