Disa fragrans subsp. fragrans

fragrans: fragrant, referring to the particularly strong scent of the flowers

Terrestrial herb. Leaves on a separate sterile shoot and along the flowering stem. Sterile leaves often edged or spotted with puple. Inflorescence densely many-flowered. Flowers strongly scented, white, pale lilac or rarely crimson, sometimes mottled darker. Dorsal sepal forming a narrow hood with a spur 7-10 mm pointing downwards always reaching below the base of the flower. Petals erect inside the hood. Lateral sepals oblong spreding or curving forward. Lip up to 6 mm narrowly spathulate.

Locally frequent

Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa.