Disa uniflora
Pride of Table Mountain seeds

Disa uniflora is a famous red orchid, the emblem of the Western Cape of South Africa, is strictly protected. Showy flowers in shades of red, pink and very occasionally yellow are borne during summer. This evergreen, terrestrial (ground) orchid grows under perennially wet or moist conditions. Disa uniflora is found along stream banks, waterfalls or wet cliffs on Table Mountain and other mountain localities of the Western Cape. The orchid family is one of the largest families of flowering plants with more than 20000 species worldwide. Orchids are growing from the tropics to the subarctic zone. Native to South Africa are over 450 orchid species.

Disa uniflora Pride of Table Mountain	Disa uniflora Pride of Table Mountain



germination instructions Disa uniflora - Pride of Table Mountain: South african orchids, like Acrolophia, Ansellia, Bonatea, Ceratandra, Disa, Eulophia, Pterygodium, Satyrium, Schizochilus, Stenoglottis, Tridactyle are quite easy to germinate. Use for sowing Spaghnum moss or aquarium sand. Boil the spaghnum moss for 15 minutes in distilled water so that all spores and fungi are killed. When using aquarium sand this is not required. Then fill the spaghnum moss in plastic pots and press it firmly. Alternatively it can be filled with aquarium sand. Then please sow the tiny orchid seeds on top of the spaghnum moss or the aquarium sand. Do not cover with spaghnum or sand. Then put the plastic pot in a ziplock bag - with a pot size of 6 cm , a ziplock bag of size 12 x 17 cm is recommended . Fill in the ziplock bag as much destilled water, so that after the absorption of the substrate a few mm of water remain on the bottom. Then close the ziplock bag - Ready! More watering is not required because no moisture evaporates through the ziplock bag . Location: on the windowsill or in a small greenhouse in partial shade, daytime temperatures at about 68-77 F. The resulting micro-climate provides ideal conditions for germination. The germination time for south african orchid seeds is about 40 - 50 days. The orchids will flower in 2 years.