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Diuris sulphurea
Also called Hornet Orchid
Tiger orchid is a tuberous terrestrial orchid native to eastern Australia, grown for its bright yellow flowers with dark brown markings. It is a cool-season native that is grown mainly by enthusiasts in cultivation, and it is best kept in its native conditions with a dry summer dormancy.
Diuris sulphurea, commonly called tiger orchid or hornet orchid, is a species of orchid which is endemic to eastern Australia. It has up to three leaves, and a flowering stem with up to seven bright yellow flowers with dark brown markings.
Tiger orchid occurs in all states of Australia except Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It grows in forest, woodland, heath, grassland and coastal scrub. In Victoria it often occurs with Diuris pardina and sometimes forms hybrids with that species.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diuris sulphurea 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.
