Disa atricapilla

[fredg]

A winter growing Disa, it requires a dry summer rest. The buds seem to take forever to open. One not to grow in a Sarracenia lagoon.

 

[DragonsEye]

That is very sweet! Have never seen this particular species before.

 

[fredg]

I'm looking forward to the other buds opening and completing a circle around the top of the inflorescence

 

[SubRosa]

Very nice Fred! Isn't atricapilla the species with the shiny "tears" inside the bloom?

 

[fredg]

It's getting there.

 

[fredg]

Sorry but it has to be shown.

Still three to go

 

[fredg]

Almost the full house

 

[KATastrophe]

Wow that is really something! Love it makes me wish i had a real garden!

 

[fredg]

All seven flowers now open, it took nearly a month.

 

[DragonsEye]

Magnificent!

 

[fredg]

41 days after the first flower opened it's still looking good. What has happened since the last flower opened is that the flowers have begun to separate vertically.

Please excuse image quality, it's windy out there (and the spiderlings have been busy).

Now I need to ask how I'm supposed to give it a dry late spring/summer rest when it's in full flower and seed production?