Disa cornuta shift in outlook

The open flowers and buds of this Disa cornuta inflorescence are divergent in terms of the angles at which they are orientated: the young buds near the top are more upwardly inclined than the fully open flowers below. A mission accomplished reaction or facilitating visitor landings once theyre ready?

Rusty red outer surfaces of dorsal sepals of the open flowers contrast against still fairly green ones on the buds, their spurs all protruding at the back near the stalk of the spike.

The pale protruding lateral sepal tips look like insect wings here.

The bright red on the erect bract tips contributes to the flagging down of winged passersby with pollinator potential; marketing does pay (Liltved and Johnson, 2012).