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Disa brevicornis
Also called Tropical Monodisa
Shorthorn Disa is a terrestrial tuberous orchid from southern Africa and Madagascar, grown mainly by enthusiasts who can provide cool, bright, moist conditions. It is a difficult orchid in cultivation and best treated as a seasonal, grow-and-rest plant.
Disa brevicornis is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa. In South Africa, the species is native to KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape, Free State and Western Cape. It is also native to Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Wolfsbane Disa · Disa aequiloba · Disa alinae · Disa alticola · Disa amoena · Disa andringitrana · Disa aperta · Kleinkaroo Disa · Disa aristata · Metallic Disa · Orchid · Langeberg Golden Disa
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Disa brevicornis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
