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A few Disa in 2013

Please be warned :- your retinae may be under threat

Here are some of this year's crop. All are grown in my Sarracenia lagoons.

Disa x watsonii "Candy"

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Disa x kewensis "Alice"

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Disa x kewensis "Milkmaid"

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Larger fowered than Disa x watsonii "Candy



Disa x watsonii "Bramley"

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Disa tripetaloides

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This species is small flowered

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Disa x watsonii "Sandra"

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A larger flower than Disa x watsonii "Bramley" and a lighter pink.
 
"Bramley!!! It burns, it burns!!!"
Seriously, lovely genus. Thanks for sharing, Fred.
 
Gorgeous flowers. If there was more than a snowball's chance in Death Valley of my success, I would be searching madly for one. Rarely see them at shows which is a pity, though hardly surprising.
 
Gorgeous flowers. If there was more than a snowball's chance in Death Valley of my success, I would be searching madly for one. Rarely see them at shows which is a pity, though hardly surprising.

They should be ok if you can keep them frost free over winter.

Do these tempt you at all?

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And a couple from last year that are too busy multiplying to bother flowering this year.

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Tempt me? Most definitely. But I have known a number of experienced orchid folks who have tried them an failed time and again. From what I have heard, if you are fortunate enough to have the proper conditions for them, Disa are a breeze. But they are "prima donnas" and if anything is off, they can drop into a death spiral at the drop of a hat and recovery is most unlikely. n When you then add in that -- on this side of the pond -- they are typically quite expensive, it simply doesn't encourage me to attempt them.
 
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