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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: fredg on June 08, 2013, 01:51:54 PM

Title: Disa 2013
Post by: fredg on June 08, 2013, 01:51:54 PM

My first Disa flower of 2013 is Disa tripetaloides

It's not exactly the largest of the Disa :D

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: fredg on June 13, 2013, 11:26:49 AM

The second is Disa watsonii 'Bramley'. My apologies if your retinas just burned out  8)

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: Maren on June 13, 2013, 10:57:09 PM

Oh Fred, deep intake of breath. That is one fabulous colour. ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: fredg on June 20, 2013, 08:37:48 PM

Disa watsonii 'Candy'

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2838/9092268199_0a589a8a7e_o.jpg)

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: LarsB on June 21, 2013, 09:49:04 AM

Fortunately I dont' have to make a living as a photographer. Still, here's a couple flowering right now:

Disa Dorte Jepsen and Disa Uniflora

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: fredg on June 21, 2013, 12:47:17 PM

Very nice Lars, are they the large flowered ones?

A quick update on a couple of mine.

Disa tripetaloides (inflorescence)

Disa watsonii 'Bramley' (inflorescence)

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: LarsB on June 21, 2013, 01:00:46 PM

Hi Fred,

The uniflora is pretty average, but hte colour is nice. I'll try to take some more photos over the weekend, but the really largeflowered ones haven't opened yet. It is a great selection you have posted so far. And really good pictures.

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: LarsB on June 22, 2013, 11:32:21 PM

This is a clone of uniflora that is flowering for the first time by me: Disa uniflora 'Sanette'

The second is one of my old DIsa and hte first to flower. The last flowers are still here, a month later: Disa Kewensis

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: fredg on June 23, 2013, 10:22:46 AM

Nice  Disa x kewensis Lars. I have to admit I prefer the smaller flowered ones

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: LarsB on June 24, 2013, 10:02:01 AM

I don't mind the largeflowered Kewensis, but i do mind their extremely long flowerstalks  :)

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: fredg on June 28, 2013, 07:34:15 PM

Another opened today.

Disa x kewensis "Alice"

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3718/9159024063_13145a9285_o.jpg)

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: LarsB on July 01, 2013, 12:39:38 PM

Nice. That must be one of the small ones.

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: fredg on July 04, 2013, 06:00:04 PM

The last of mine for this year.

Disa x kewensis "Milkmaid"

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3767/9207231171_6e1f36b67b_o.jpg)

Larger flower than Disa x watsonii "Candy" with colouring much the same.


Disa x watsonii "Sandra"

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2813/9207230665_770fc500cf_o.jpg)

Larger flowered than Disa x watsonii "Bramley" with colouring a little lighter pink but still fluorescent.

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: krisderaeymaeker on July 04, 2013, 06:13:58 PM

Breathtaking those Disa's Fred ! Maybe I have to try some in the future .......(Never did before ....., but .........)

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: LarsB on July 05, 2013, 09:06:35 AM

Sandra definately have  anivce colour and i assume that it has a fairly short stalk.

Almost all the Disa are in bloom now, even though there's not that many this year.

Here's Disa Little Lotta and a yellow uniflora:

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: fredg on July 05, 2013, 05:49:04 PM

Nice plants Lars.

A quick update on some of my plants as the sun was shining and I had my camera to hand.

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2891/9214752395_a827b746a7_o.jpg)

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2886/9214751889_cddd0dbb82_o.jpg)

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3786/9217529406_a6bee4898f_o.jpg)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/9214753873_220f5f4dd1_o.jpg)

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: LarsB on July 08, 2013, 09:59:34 AM

Hi Fred,

Do you grow your Disa with your Sarracenias or do you jsut use them as backdrop with your take pictures? (It looks like S. flava 'Strained')

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: fredg on July 08, 2013, 12:32:48 PM

Yes Lars, the Disa are grown in the Sarracenia lagoons. I was just too lazy to take them out :D.

There are several S.flava behind them includung "Burgundy" and "Claret" and hybrids.

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: LarsB on July 08, 2013, 01:18:31 PM

Interesting. Your Disa's must receive a lot of light. I've always wondered if it was advisable to give them that much light. I've tried to put a few in direct sunlight and they do seem to like it even though the leafs become red. I just don't have room in front of hte greenhouse to both Disa and Sarracenia, so the Disas lost.

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: Pete Clarke on July 29, 2013, 09:14:20 PM

Disa Riette. An easy, good, reliable strong coloured variety.

Title: Re: Disa 2013
Post by: Pete Clarke on August 23, 2013, 08:08:02 PM

Disa Sealord, the last to flower this season for me.