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Disa hircicornis
Ramshorn Disa is a terrestrial orchid that grows from a tuber, native to tropical and southern Africa. It is a wild orchid rather than a common garden plant, so it needs a cool, moist, well-drained spot and a seasonal dry rest.
Disa hircicornis is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa. In South Africa, the species occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In Africa, the plant occurs in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia 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 hircicornis 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.
