Nervilia bicarinata

Nervilia bicarinata

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mauritius | Mozambique Channel Is. | Nigeria | Oman | Réunion | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Nervilia
Species:
Nervilia bicarinata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Geophyte
Height:
20 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Colors:
greenish, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:
Yes

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Propagation & Germination

Notes:
Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination; conventional stratification is not applicable.

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