Diuris jonesii

[Mafate]

Hello all, here is my Diuris jonesii, a terrestrial from Western Australia, in bloom for the first time.

Have a nice day.

 

[Roots]

Lovely, the texture looks so velvety.

 

[Ozpaph]

beautiful photographs!

 

[NYEric]

Sweet. I think we bought some of those in the Nesbitt order years ago. I know mine didn't get far.
What's it growing in? Is it fragrant? Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mafate]

Sweet. I think we bought some of those in the Nesbitt order years ago. I know mine didn't get far.
What's it growing in? Is it fragrant? Thanks for sharing.

Hi, thanks all. They grow in a substrate composed of 4 parts pumice and 1 part blond peat, but I used to grow them in a substrate composed of 95% blond peat and 5% quartz sand and that worked very well too. I changed to a more mineral substrate because the substrate composed mainly of peat was very difficult to rehydrate after the summer rest period.

They have no scent unfortunately.

 

[tomp]

Beautiful flower and photo.

 

[BrucherT]

Hello all, here is my Diuris jonesii, a terrestrial from Western Australia, in bloom for the first time.

Have a nice day.

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That is stunning! Tell us everything!

 

[Morja]

One of the few growing Aussie terrestrials successfully I see! Very cool, and beautiful to boot!