The southern African orchid Disa forficaria attracts male longhorn beetles. Callan Cohen / FitzPatrick Institute For decades, the southern African orchid Disa forficaria was known only by botanical ...

It's a bit like Glastonbury here today, with a pair of Wellingtons the definite 'must have' item. There's still plenty of people flocking to the show and the famous British wartime sprit is really ...

It was while Dr Callan Cohen was documenting the near-extinct Disa forficaria, a critically rare orchid, in the mountains east of Cape Town in 2016, that he witnessed another incredible spectacle: a ...

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A new species of orchid with beetroot-red leaves and a white flower has been discovered growing just below the summit of the highest peak in the Cederberg Mountains. A member of the genus Disa, the ...

Nobody grows an orchid quite like New Plymouth's Paddy Fox. His latest pride and joy, locally bred variety Disa Foam Bingo, will be on display at the Taranaki Orchid Society's summer show this weekend ...

Scientists in South Africa have discovered that an extremely rare orchid tricks male beetles into having sex with it so that the unwitting insects will carry out pollination. The orchid, known to ...