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Disa karooica
Wyvern Disa (Disa karooica) is a rare tuberous terrestrial orchid from the Northern Cape of South Africa, native to Namaqualand and the Roggeveld plateau. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, so cultivation is seldom attempted and needs a cool, moist, well-drained spot with a winter-wet, summer-dry rhythm.
Disa karooica is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld. The plant is endemic to the Northern Cape and is found in Namaqualand and on the Roggeveld plateau. There are also isolated populations at Springbok, Kamiesberge and Sutherland. The species is considered rare and is threatened by overgrazing and crop cultivation in the Kamiesberg area.
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 karooica 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.
