Disa stachyoides

This inflorescence of Disa stachyoides has a densely clustered flower spike, caught at a good time in its flowering cycle. The blooming season of the species is long, lasting from mid-spring to early autumn, depending on the region. 

The pinkish purple flower colour is not the only one that may be seen, as blue-mauve ones of different shades are also found. Floral bracts in the middle parts of the inflorescence are about as long as the flowers.

D. stachyoides is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (www.redlist.sanbi.org).