Pterostylis melagramma

Also known as: Black or Bunochilus melagrammus Oligochaetochilus melagrammus in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

General Information

Black is a cold to warm growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae.

Plant Description

Each new growth has a single erect lance shaped leaf

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Winter and Spring

Blooming Season

• Spring
• Winter

Substrate(s)

• Sand

Climate

Grows at low to 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.