Disa aurata

[Silverwhisp]

First foray into Disas for me, and the first to start blooming:
It’s in a net pot, in live sphagnum.

 

[troy]

Cool bloom!! Your thread title resembles desiderata

 

[TyroneGenade]

Wow. Great to see it in cultivation. Where did you get it?

Congrats on your growing skills.

 

[Greenpaph]

Beautiful!

 

[abax]

Wonderful bright, cheery color.

 

[Silverwhisp]

Thanks, everyone. I got it from Wally Orchard at Afrodisa in Oregon. It will go outside soon, coming back inside in the late fall before frost.

 

[TyroneGenade]

Remember: you can pollinate and cut the flower and spare the plant's resources to develop a new tuber. In the heat, the plant will choose to keep the flower alive over growing a new tuber. The seed is easy to germinate on damp spaghnum moss.

 

[Silverwhisp]

Great. Thank you, Tyrone!

 

[BrucherT]

First foray into Disas for me, and the first to start blooming:
It’s in a net pot, in live sphagnum.

Stunning. Disa is my last dream. Specifically, D. uniflora. Your success gives me hope!

 

[TyroneGenade]

If I recall correctly, seed pod maturation time is 40 days.

 

[Ozpaph]

lovely

 

[naoki]

Nice!