Nervilia kotschyi

Nervilia kotschyi

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Burkina | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Nigeria | Senegal | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

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

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Geophyte
Height:
25 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Months:
jan,feb,mar
Bloom Colors:
greenish, purple

Propagation & Germination

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

Source: deepseek-v4-flash