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Disa rungweensis

Disa rungweensis is a terrestrial tuberous orchid from the Rungwe highlands of southwest Tanzania and Malawi, growing from an underground tuber. It is a cool, moist-climate species that is difficult to grow outside its native habitat.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the substrate evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering while dormant.
Soil
Fast-draining, humus-rich terrestrial mix that stays moist, such as peat with bark or sand.
Temperature
12–22 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
SW. Tanzania to Malawi, Mpumalanga
Climate
subtropical

About

Disa rungweensis is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa. The plant is native to Malawi and Tanzania.

Other Disa plants

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 rungweensis 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.

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