Hi all,
Here are some pictures I took over the weekend. These are from up top on Table Mountain (which does get snow now and then). Plants are growing along a stream bank. It looks like they are growing in moss but this isn't so. While the seed germinate in the moss, the plant quickly settle in the sandy/rocky substrate beneath it.
There is a great deal of variation in the colour and shape of the flowers. Most have lovely firm upright stems. I took one of the photos using a flash so you can see the difference... These flowers are naturally glowing with rich colour.
And there they are! See how bright they are? Take that Phrag. bessae!
Here is a patch of orange Disa uniflora. Notice the stockiness of the plants. The flower stems need absolutely no support to remain upright---like many of the hybrids do.
These flowers are more orange. This isn't because they have faded in the sun or were older.
This is a photo of a deep red form that was growing there. I would say 1 in 10 plants are this deep and bright a red.
This is a photo of the deep red form taken with a flash. It washes the colour out a bit...
This one has long droopy sepals. A nice colour though.
This flower has a very different shape with a wider dorsal sepal. (I don't like it but it is interesting.)
Disa plants growing out of the stream bank. Can you spot the tiny seedlings growing on the moss?
To see Disa uniflora, the best time to visit is mid February.
Enjoy!
Here are some pictures I took over the weekend. These are from up top on Table Mountain (which does get snow now and then). Plants are growing along a stream bank. It looks like they are growing in moss but this isn't so. While the seed germinate in the moss, the plant quickly settle in the sandy/rocky substrate beneath it.
There is a great deal of variation in the colour and shape of the flowers. Most have lovely firm upright stems. I took one of the photos using a flash so you can see the difference... These flowers are naturally glowing with rich colour.
And there they are! See how bright they are? Take that Phrag. bessae!
Here is a patch of orange Disa uniflora. Notice the stockiness of the plants. The flower stems need absolutely no support to remain upright---like many of the hybrids do.
These flowers are more orange. This isn't because they have faded in the sun or were older.
This is a photo of a deep red form that was growing there. I would say 1 in 10 plants are this deep and bright a red.
This is a photo of the deep red form taken with a flash. It washes the colour out a bit...
This one has long droopy sepals. A nice colour though.
This flower has a very different shape with a wider dorsal sepal. (I don't like it but it is interesting.)
Disa plants growing out of the stream bank. Can you spot the tiny seedlings growing on the moss?
To see Disa uniflora, the best time to visit is mid February.
Enjoy!
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