Disa

Disa is a genus in the family Orchidaceae and is mostly found in southern and eastern Africa. Species are deciduous or evergreen terrestrial plants with both tuberous and stoloniferous root systems. They are found from sea level to about 7000 feet. They grow in full sun to partial shade. They seem to require regardless of their growing conditions that their roots remain cool and moist. While there are about 200 different species known, only a few are commonly grown. The easily grown evergreen species include Disa aurata, Disa cardinalis, Disa caulescens, Disa racemosa, Disa tripetaloides, Disa uniflora, and Disa venosa.


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Disa species
Disa aconitoides, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa aconitoides
Disa arida, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa arida
Disa atricapilla, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa atricapilla
Disa bifida, Christopher Whitehouse [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa bifida
Disa bivalvata, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa bivalvata
Disa bolusiana, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa bolusiana
Disa bracteata, Napier, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa bracteata
Disa brevicornis, Satansnek, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa brevicornis
Disa cardinalis, Ragnhild Crawford [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa cardinalis
Disa cephalotes, Sentinel Peak, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa cephalotes
Disa chrysostachya, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa chrysostachya
Disa cooperi, Aurora Peak, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa cooperi
Disa cornuta, Maclear, Bob Rutemoeller [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa cornuta
Disa crassicornis, Aurora Peak, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa crassicornis
Disa cylindrica, Napier, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa cylindrica
Disa elegans, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa elegans
Disa ferruginea, Boskloof, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa ferruginea
Disa filicornis, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa filicornis
Disa fragrans, Mafika-Lisiu Pass, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa fragrans
Disa gladioliflora, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa gladioliflora
Disa graminifolia, Napier, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa graminifolia
Disa harveyana, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa harveyana
Disa hians, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa hians
Disa inflexa, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa inflexa
Disa karooica, Rod Saunders [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa karooica
Disa lugens, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa lugens
Disa multifida, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa multifida
Disa neglecta, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa neglecta
Disa nervosa, Rod Saunders [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa nervosa
Disa nivea, Aurora Peak, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa nivea
Disa obtusa ssp. hottentotica, iNaturalist, Ismail Ebrahim, CC BY-NC [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa obtusa
Disa ocellata, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa ocellata
Disa oreophila, Naude's Nek, Mary Sue Ittner [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa oreophila
Disa ovalifolia, Felix Riegel, iNaturalist, CC BY-NC [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa ovalifolia
Disa patula, Maclear, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa patula
Disa polygonoides, Morgan Bay, Mary Sue Ittner [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa polygonoides
Disa porrecta, Balloch, Mary Sue Ittner [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa porrecta
Disa pulchra, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa pulchra
Disa purpurascens, Christopher Whitehouse [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa purpurascens
Disa racemosa, Rod Saunders [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa racemosa
Disa sagittalis, Mt. Thomas, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa sagittalis
Disa salteri, iNaturalist, Campbell Fleming, CC BY-NC [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa salteri
Disa schlechteriana, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa schlechteriana
Disa scullyi, Brendan Cole, iNaturalist, CC BY-NC-ND [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa scullyi
Disa spathulata subsp. tripartita, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa spathulata
Disa stachyoides, Maclear, Mary Sue Ittner [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa stachyoides
Disa stricta, Mt. Thomas, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa stricta
Disa thodei, Naude's Nek, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa thodei
Disa tripetaloides, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa tripetaloides
Disa uncinata, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa uncinata
Disa uniflora, Rod Saunders [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa uniflora
Disa venosa, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa venosa
Disa versicolor, Maclear, Mary Sue Ittner [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Disa versicolor

Disa species a-ce - Disa species ch-f - Disa species g-n - Disa species o-r - Disa species s-z


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