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A pretty and reliable terrestrial species. I haven't grown it for years and then
suddenly one popped up, growing as a weed in a Sarracenia pot. Pretty enough to give it a pot of
its own and enjoy it for a while. The flowers are about half a centimetre long, so it's not a thing to get over-excited about! I grew it for many years with moderate heat but it faded away slowly when it was moved into a cold greenhouse. Plants of South Australia says: "Tiny terrestrial herb usually only observed when flowering. Leaves inconspicuous, scarcely emerging above the ground, very narrowly obovate to 20 mm long and 0.5 mm wide. Inflorescence erect, solitary or sometimes with 2 or more reddish stalk, with up to 5 pale lilac to mauve or violet with white or yellow spot at base of lower lip flowers. Flowering between October to January. Fruits are reddish brown globular capsule to 3 mm diameter, splitting into two. Seeds are tiny, brown and ovoid to 0.3 mm long and 0.2 mm wide. Found on Kangaroo Island, the southern Mount Lofty ranges and the lower South-east in South Australia, growing in heathland on wet, sandy or peaty soils. Also found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Native. Rare in South Australia. Common in the other states." |
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