Habenaria melanopoda

Also known as: The Black Footed Habenaria in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

Native to: Parana - Brazil Tocantins - Brazil

General Information

The Black Footed Habenaria is a cold to cool growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae native to Brazil.

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect elliptic, lance 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.