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Diuris venosa
Veined doubletail is a tuberous terrestrial orchid native to New South Wales, Australia, found in swampy grassy areas. It is grown by enthusiasts who keep it consistently moist and cool, and it is best left to specialist native orchid growers.
Diuris venosa, commonly known as veined doubletail is a species of orchid which is endemic to New South Wales. It has a few thin, erect leaves and up to four white to lilac-coloured flowers with deep red to purple blotches and lines.
This orchid is only found in New South Wales, in the Barrington Tops and New England National Parks, where it grows in swampy, grassy areas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diuris venosa 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.
