General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches, up to 30 inches when in bloom
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 inches
Fruit: Other: Small pods containing numerous seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies

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Common names
  • Toothpetal False Rein Orchid
  • Mignonette Orchid
  • Orchid
  • Bog Orchid
  • Toothed Rein Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Habenaria floribunda
  • Synonym: Habenaria odontopetala
  • Synonym: Habenaria selerorum
  • Synonym: Habenaria purdiei

Photo Gallery
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-09-18
In the MOSI Backwoods
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-09-17
In the MOSI Backwoods
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2014-12-21
Inside the flight cage at MOSI's butterfly encounter
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2007-12-24
At Brooker Creek Headwaters Preserve

photo credit: Orchi
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-09-17
In the MOSI Backwoods
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2014-12-21
Inside the flight cage at MOSI's butterfly encounter

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