Habenaria quinqueseta

long-horned rein orchid

Orchidaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-2 ft

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,green

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Keep it if you have it.

Considerations:

Light:

Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinated by moths.

Native Habitats:

Wet hammocks, meadows, fence rows, roadsides, open and dense woods, wet flatwoods, floodplain forests.