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Large golden moths

Diuris lanceolata

Large golden moths
Photo: Craig Broadfield, CC BY 3.0 au

Diuris lanceolata, large golden moths, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid endemic to Tasmania, known from only a couple of sites on the north and west coasts. It is a species of wet grassland, heath and coastal scrub and is not a common garden plant, so grow it only from ethically sourced stock and keep it cool and moist during its growing season.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil moist during the growing season and water sparingly while dormant.
Soil
Free-draining, moisture-retentive, acidic sandy or peaty mix.
Temperature
10–22 °C; tolerates cool winters and frost in its native range.
How easy
Hard
Native range
SE. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Diuris lanceolata, commonly known as large golden moths, is a species of orchid that is endemic to Tasmania. It has between two and four leaves and up to three golden to orange-yellow flowers with a few dark streaks.

Where it grows

Large golden moths is currently only known from one location on the north coast and one on the west coast of Tasmania, growing in wet grassland, in heath and in coastal scrub.

Other Diuris plants

Lemon doubletail · Buttercup doubletail · White donkey orchid · Diuris amabilis · Giant donkey orchid · Tomaree donkey orchid · Golden Donkey Orchid · Little golden moths · Golden Cowslips · Diuris brachyscapa · Diuris bracteata · Short-leaved donkey orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diuris lanceolata 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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