Habenaria Regnieri

[cnycharles]

which is a primary hybrid between hab rhodocheila and carnea. I bought it from Floradise Orchids in southern Virginia when I was down this spring. It's a pinkish orange color. The flowers are pretty decent size for habenaria, at least any i've flowered (which is few). The leaves are nicely spotted as well

if you look closely you can see the nectar in the bottom of each nectary

these pictures actually look much too saturated and much more so than what I thought I uploaded

 

[Erythrone]

Gogeous color!

 

[kellyincville]

Beautiful! I love the color on these little guys!


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[Rick]

That's pretty cool Charles:clap:

Does it die back to the bulbs at the end of the year?

 

[The Mutant]

That's some amazingly pretty colours on those flowers, and what a nice foliage, too.

 

[Migrant13]

Love this one. I think I have this one even though the label said it was a species (Habenaria erichmichellii).

 

[SlipperFan]

Love the color combo!

Definitely not Habenaria erichmichellii.

 

[NYEric]

Nice.
There are a bunch of Habenaria hybrids going around, Regnieri x erichmichelii, etc., that look similar.
At least they are getting distribution out of Thailand where I hear they grow by the bushel.

 

[cnycharles]

Rick - this does die back each year though i've only had it since may...
I think Eric or someone was mentioning, or maybe someone at our orchid show that some h. erichmichelii that had been sold through maybe marlow orchids were actually h. Regnieri, and I think there has been some discussion here about those species that are actually hybrids.

I normally would only look for species, but a hybrid habenaria should be more vigorous and likely to make a huge plant, and at some point there should be other species around available. ... and they just have really cool leaves!

 

[eaborne]

That is a very cool flower!

 

[Secundino]

Some day I must try one of these, they are very charming!

 

[Erythrone]

Some day I must try one of these, they are very charming!

Me too... But I don't know if they will like my cool temperatures in winter

 

[NYEric]

Didn't you see the one Raymond Lussier had at the show? oke:

 

[Erythrone]

Didn't you see the one Raymond Lussier had at the show? oke:

Yes ... I already asked Raymond for a division

 

[cnycharles]

In winter they are dormant so just stick pot inside wherever warm


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