habenaria radiata
sagisoo orchid orchidee colombe pecteilis radiata
Description
Japanese origin orchid to flowering summery half note in slightly fragrant cluster. Height of the shafts 25 / 30 cm. Vivacious plant to fleshy rhizome to cultivate in pot. Delivered with a pot glazed bonsai + - 10 cm of Ø with a tuber 1/3 mm repoted in akadama soil. Foliage disappears in wintry period.Easy culture in cold greenhouse the winter without excess of .Les water (period of vegetative rest) stretched out leaves appear in April, then in beginning of summer the clusters of flowers. The flowering hard of 2 to 4 weeks. Fertilization after flowering and until end of fall.Attention at the time of potting the tuber is minuscule and confounds itself with the soil. As the legend says, during the period of conflicts, a girl of the castle of Setagaya (Tokyo) sent a letter to help his/her/its dear and tender love in the war, she gave it to a white heron to transmit to him. However, the heron was dejected but where he fell on the ground this beautiful flower began to grow. Now this flower is the flower mascot of the room of Setagaya.
