Description Showy flowers in shades of red, pink and very occasionally yellow are borne during summer from December to March with a peak flowering period during mid-February. Distribution and habitat This evergreen, terrestrial (ground) orchid grows under perennially wet or moist conditions. It is found along stream banks, waterfalls or wet cliffs on Table Mountain and other mountain localities of the Western Cape. Ecology The butterfly Meneris tulbaghia is the only known pollinator of Disa uniflora.
