▁fifteen ▁tiny ▁yellow ish ▁green , ▁strongly ▁sc ented ▁flowers . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁H aben aria ▁f erd inand i ▁is ▁a ▁t uber ous , ▁per enn ial ▁her b ▁usually ▁with ▁two ▁u pr ight , ▁dark ▁green ▁leaves ▁at ▁its ▁base , ▁the ▁leaves ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁Between ▁seven ▁and ▁fifteen ▁yellow ish ▁green , ▁strongly ▁sc ented ▁flowers , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁are ▁bor ne ▁on ▁a ▁flow ering ▁stem ▁ ▁tall . ▁The ▁d ors al ▁se pal ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide , ▁over la pping ▁with ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁pet als ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁h ood ▁over ▁the ▁column . ▁The ▁later al ▁sep als ▁are ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁spread ▁widely ▁apart ▁close ▁to ▁hor izont ally . ▁The ▁pet als ▁are ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁The ▁lab ell um ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁lo bes . ▁The ▁side ▁lo bes ▁are ▁thread - like , ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁with ▁ere ct ▁tips ▁and ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁about ▁ 9 0 ° ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁lo be ▁which ▁turns ▁down wards ▁and ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁ne ct ary ▁sp ur ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁held ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁ov ary . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁from ▁December ▁to ▁March . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁H aben aria ▁f erd inand i ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1