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Habenaria/Cynorkis

We have been growing and propagating choice species from this occasionally seen orchid group for many years and are finally in a position to offer blooming size divisions. Plants are deciduous, generally going dormant in the colder winter months, coming back to life in the spring. Many species will flower in the spring or summer, with others, even within the same species, flowering at completely opposite times of the year.
TO ORDER PLANTS, we will put your name on a waiting list and contact you as soon as the species of interest initiates growth. This way, you are guaranteed to have something arrive alive and actively growing, likely to flower within weeks. This is opposed to receiving a dormant tuber and then hoping for the best one day when it decides to wake up….

Generally speaking, we have found these grow best in clay pots with pure sphagnum moss. Watering is very heaving when in active growth, and only occasionally when dormant so as to prevent the moss from becoming crispy.

Habenaria rhodocheila

Electric orange flowers with interesting hooked nectaries. Readily clumps in to shocking specimens. Blooming size.
$50 and up

Habenaria ericmichelii

Named after one of the nicest guys in orchids, this is a sister species to rhodocheila with deeply colored pink flowers. Foliage is less orangey bronze and almost more blue/green. Readily clumps as well. Blooming size.
$50 and up

Habenaria dentata

An ornate frilled lip on tall spikes could easily lead to confusion with some of our native Platantheras! Blooming size.
$80 and up

Habenaria carnea

Very large soft pink flowers above beautifully dappled bronzey foliage. Blooming size.
$80 and up

Habenaria lucida

A very rarely seen species form northern Thailand, this form is much taller than typical and has uniquely formed emerald green flowers with convergent petals. Blooming size
$100 and up

Habenaria medusae

Arguably the showiest species in the genus, these flowers are huge and command your attention with a splayed, tentacled lip. Fortunately, as easy to grow as it is showy! Blooming size
$100 and up

Cynorkis fastigiata

The easiest of all the Cynorkis to grow, this will self pollinate with capsules ripening and scattering seed before the spike may be finished flowering! Cooler conditions bring out a beautiful bluish/purple coloration in the sepals. With no pronounced season, these can bloom at all times of the year and are therefore generally available year round. Blooming size.
$40 and up

Cynorkis guttata (aka uncinata)

Large leaves with charming displays of white flower heads centrally marked with purple/red. Blooming size. $100 and up

Cynorkis calanthoides (aka purpurescens)

Massive lush leaves on this fast growing species, often 70 cm long or more. Readily forms specimens with 40 or more flowers on a head. Blooming size.
$150 and up

Cynorkis gibbosa

The best for last! Easily the best orchid on this page and certainly one of the best orchids we have ever grown in 20 years. This Madagascan gem produces otherworldly flowers of a soft orange with wild blotching of red and magenta. Spikes are poker straight and can have 50 or more flowers on a strong stem. Healthy foliage is broad and lush with equally bizarre burgundy splotches. Blooming size.
$250 and up