Dear Disaphiles, >>>I finished adding some pictures of wild Disa pictures taken by Cameron McMaster in the Eastern Cape, South Africa to the Disa wiki page. Many thanks to Cameron and Mary Sue for adding more Disa pictures to the wiki. Disa pulchra is a fascinating plant indeed and is a wonderful example of one plant imitating another (Batesian mimicry). In the wild D.pulchra flowers at the same time and occupies the same habitats as Watsonia densiflora and indeed looks very similar when in flower. The story goes that pollinators attracted to the Watsonia flowers mistakenly pollinate the disas as well, but receive no pollen or nectar rewards in return. As far as is known the watsonias derive no benefit from this relationship at all, but the disas undoubtably do as sooner or later the insects will be fooled by other Disa flowers and cross-pollination will take place. It's a fascinating world we live in! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please find our disclaimer at http://www.ukzn.ac.za/disclaimer/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- <<<<gwavasig>>>>