TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Habenaria repens, Orchis repens, Platanthera repens
Water-spider Bog Orchid, Floating OrchidFamily: Orchidaceae
Origin: Southeastern United States, Mexico, Florida
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Habenaria repens blooms throughout the year in wet ditches, meadows, marshes and along shorelines.
It can be a terrestrial or truly aquatic orchid species and has been known to form floating mats in stagnant pools. This species produces 3-8 yellow green leaves that emerge from the stem and gradually reduce in size towards the inflorescence. The inflorescence has 10-50 flowers arranged in a densely flowered raceme. The sepals are light green and the petals and lip of each flower are a greenish white and spidery looking.
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Habenaria repens blooms throughout the year in wet ditches, meadows, marshes and along shorelines. It can be a terrestrial or truly aquatic orchid species and has been known to form floating mats in stagnant pools. This species produces 3-8 yellow green leaves that emerge from the stem and gradually reduce in size towards the inflorescence. The inflorescence has 10-50 flowers arranged in a densely flowered raceme. The sepals are light green and the petals and lip of each flower are a greenish white and spidery looking. This plant needs moist to wet conditions with acidic soil. It will grow well in a bog among pitcher plants, margins of ponds, streams, lakes or in a container.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Home - Houseplant Booster
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Home - Houseplant Booster
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