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Red disa Blast from the
past
Rich red
I bear beautiful red, pink, or occasionally yellow Red disa is one of the
flowers, up to six of them on each stem. Each 169 members of the orchid
flower has three petals, one more distinct than family Disa. The Swedish
the other two. The distinct one, called lip or physician and botanist Peter
labellum, is at the base of the flower, and acts as Jonas Bergius first drew its
a landing pad for butterflies.
family tree in 1767.
Bio
H
cle: perm; Life cy
eight: up to 1 ennial
I am an orchid and I bear the
largest flower in my family.
My name is red disa and I live
in South Africa, in the Cape
Province in the Table Mountains
and surrounding mountains.
28–29
past
Rich red
I bear beautiful red, pink, or occasionally yellow Red disa is one of the
flowers, up to six of them on each stem. Each 169 members of the orchid
flower has three petals, one more distinct than family Disa. The Swedish
the other two. The distinct one, called lip or physician and botanist Peter
labellum, is at the base of the flower, and acts as Jonas Bergius first drew its
a landing pad for butterflies.
family tree in 1767.
Bio
H
cle: perm; Life cy
eight: up to 1 ennial
I am an orchid and I bear the
largest flower in my family.
My name is red disa and I live
in South Africa, in the Cape
Province in the Table Mountains
and surrounding mountains.
28–29
