Repotting Dormant Habenarias

Habenarias are extremely easy to grow and bloom with one caveat: the go dormant in the fall and stay dormant through winter. I made this video to show how easy it is to repot the dormant tubers.

[@wayneshaw5006]

Thank you Wade I really enjoy your videos and share them with our Orchid society.

[@miche7032]

Glad you’re back ! Looking forward to viewing more videos & checking on your 2019 list.

[@denisesorchidparadise1411]

awesome information, I have not grown Habenarias but have been interested in trying one!

[@j.d.8075]

"tsk" ...better start at the beginning... last year [2018] I decided to try terrestrials, beyond the usual Spathoglottis here in tropical north Queensland, Aus. So I bought a heap of dormant bulbs of Thelymitra, Serapis and a few other genera. Well... fast forward to February 2019 and we had over a year's worth of rain [1.7 meters in fact] in 13 days. My terrestrial tubers had been potted up and were being reasonably dry up to that point... but with so much rain, I was seriously worried they would all rot out. Just over a week ago I noticed my Serapis starting to grow... little green spikes were pushing out of the soil. I almost screamed and cried in joy at that sight. I have one Habenaria in my collection as they aren't always affordable here.

[@wadesorchids7219]

J. Donoghue congratulations! So many are afraid of any plants that have rest periods. The little guys are tuff!!!

[@j.d.8075]

@@wadesorchids7219 Here we have a distinct wet/dry cycle, so everything has to accept that as I grow outdoors in a shade house.

[@kathymacomber5115]

Welcome back

[@reneejolley7954]

Thanks, Wade! Would love to snag one - or two! - when you have them available!

[@victoriamarvelli8125]

Any chance you have Habenaria radiata? And will you be at the long island orchid show?

[@wadesorchids7219]

Victoria marvelli I don’t have radiata, at least not at present. As for Long Island Show, I just don’t have enough material to do something like that. It might not seem like it but the greenhouse is not very big.

[@nickrust1595]

The Habenaria at the end labelled as "maybe Hab. erichmichelii" is not. That's some sort of hybrid, very likely with Hab. roebelenii in it, and/or with Hab. rhodocheila and another one of the "rhodocheila complex" plants. Hab. erichmichelii is very pink and is fragrant, to the point it will fill a small greenhouse if several plants are in bloom. Still a delightful flower, though.

[@wadesorchids7219]

Nick Rust thanks for the correction. I confess that I am still learning about the species.

[@victoriabrownfrank4328]

Do you have for sale masdevallia peach Melba, and Red hot mama seedlings are fine.

[@wadesorchids7219]

I don’t have any of those at the moment. Hopefully I can make divisions soon.

[@victoriabrownfrank4328]

@@wadesorchids7219 please let me know.