A few Disa in 2013

[fredg]

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"

Disa x kewensis "Alice"

Disa x kewensis "Milkmaid"

Larger fowered than Disa x watsonii "Candy



Disa x watsonii "Bramley"

Disa tripetaloides

This species is small flowered

Disa x watsonii "Sandra"

A larger flower than Disa x watsonii "Bramley" and a lighter pink.

 

[Whimgrinder]

"Bramley!!! It burns, it burns!!!"
Seriously, lovely genus. Thanks for sharing, Fred.

 

[DragonsEye]

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.

 

[fredg]

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?

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

 

[DragonsEye]

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.