Botanical name
Disa pygmaeaFamily
OrchidaceaeStatus
Rare
Description
Plants up to 15cm tall. Leaves narrowly ovate, acute, 15 to 20mm long. Inflorescence cylindrical, dense, 15-100mm long. Flowers with lime-green lip and petals, lateral sepals green, median sepal and spur rusty-brown. Petals lobed into 2 with a small tooth on the rear margin. Spur falcately curved, 2.5mm long. Lip 3-4mm long.
Habitat
Dry sandy or rocky soils - in full sunlight
Flower Date
September to December, mainly after fire