Eulophia pyrophila

Eulophia pyrophila

Native to:
Angola | Congo | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Ghana | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Nigeria | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Eulophia
Species:
Eulophia pyrophila

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Geophyte
Height:
60 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Colors:
yellow, brown

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:
Requires fire for germination
Fire Notes:
This species is a fire-dependent geophyte, flowering profusely after grassland fires.

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Propagation & Germination

Notes:
Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi or sterile asymbiotic agar medium for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.

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