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Disa tripetaloides is a disa species found in South Africa.
Description[]
Flowers are white or pink and 2.5 cm wide . Blooms from winter to summer.
Distribution[]
Found along rock crevasse, fast moving streams, and along waterfalls from elevations of 0 to 1000 meters in South Africa.
Culture[]
Disa tripetaloides plate
Keep tubers loose in sphagnum moss and plant in a mixture of sphagnum moss and perlite. Plant should be kept cool and in partial to full sun. Keep pot sitting in about 2 inches distilled water and change periodically. Always use purified water because plant is sensitive to minerals and repot annually. Avoid fertilization or use extremely less than recommended dosage.
Varieties[]
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Disa tripetaloides variety | Sepals has heavy pink spots petals are pink |
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Disa tripetaloides pink flush | Sepals and petals are light pink |
Naming[]
Common Name: Tripetalus-Like Disa
Synonyms[]
- Disa excelsa Sw. 1800
- Disa falcata Schltr. 1893
- Disa venosa Lindl. 1838
- Herschelia excelsa (Thunb.)
- Kraenzl. 1904; Herschelianthe excelsa (Thunb.)
- Rauschert 1983
- Orchis tripetaloides L. f. 1781;
- Satyrium excelsum Thunb. 1784