Habenaria lobbii
Also known as: Lobb's Habenaria or Habenaria marmorophila Habenaria havilandii Fimbrorchis havilandii in the subfamily: Orchidoideae
General Information
Lobb's Habenaria is a warm to hot growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae. It is named after the English Orchid Collector in SE Asia in the 19th century.
Plant Description
Each new growth has numerous thick erect, elliptic, lance shaped leaves
Flowers
Numerous blossoms appear during Summer, Winter and Spring
Blooming Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Winter
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.