Diphylax griffithii

Also known as: Griffith's Diphyllax in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

Native to: Afghanistan India Pakistan

General Information

Griffith's Diphyllax is a cold growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae native to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. It is named after the British botanist and head of Calcutta Botanical garden in the 19th century.

Altitude
2000 - 3000 m
0
2500

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous elliptic oblong shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Spring

Blooming Season

  • Spring

Climate

Grows at high elevations.

Fertiliser

These plants do well with slow release fertiliser at the rate of 2-3 pellets per cup (250ml) of media. Additional fertiliser during the growth period may be beneficial, but not necessary.

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