General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Tuber
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Bog Orchid
  • Orchid
  • Medusa-Like Habenaria

Photo Gallery
Location: my greenhouse, Fair Lawn NJ
Date: September 21. 2022
Photo by Ursula
Location: grown outside in Summer ( in my greenhouse during the Winter) and taken inside for picture taking
Date: 2013-09-04
Photo by Ursula
Photo by Ursula

photo credit: orchidgalore
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2014-08-13
Habenaria Medusa Orchid 008
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2018-11-16
Selby Botanical Gardens

photo credit: orchidgalore
Photo by Ursula
Location: grown outside in Summer in Fair Lawn, NJ ( in my greenhouse during the Winter) and taken inside for photos
Date: 2013-09-11
Location: grown outside in Summer in Fair Lawn, NJ ( in my greenhouse during the Winter) and taken inside for photos
Date: 2013-09-11

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