Orchids

Veined Helmet Orchid, Corybas diemenicus Veined Helmet Orchid (photo Margaret MacDonald) Due to the dry autumn it’s not quite time yet to view these delightful little…

Small Mosquito Orchid, Acianthus pusillus, with its insect-like flowers and heart-shaped leaves are starting to flower now. Mosquito Orchid The colonies of green leaves, purple underneath,…

One of our first greenhood orchids to flower is the Brown-tipped Greenhood, Pterostylis clivosa, with its brown tips visible even as buds. Many are standing…

It has certainly been a disappointing first month of autumn in the orchid world. A few more Sharp Midge Orchids, Corunastylis despectans, featured in our March…

The first five flowers, plus four buds, of the extremely rare Sharp Midge Orchid, Corunastylis despectans, have been observed in the heathy woodland. It’s so…

It always a thrill to find a new site for orchids, and this was the case in late December when we were alerted to a…

Despite the dry conditions and the general lack of terrestrial orchids flowering in Victoria, Anglesea has once again enthralled all those orchid enthusiasts who ventured…

Two flowering stems were standing among so many Salmon Sun Orchids, Thelymitra rubra, when Keith McLean stumbled across the striking flowers of the Crested Sun…

It was just one of those magical spring days with plenty of sunshine to encourage our sun orchids to open when our large group of…

October and November are the best months to see our beautiful sun orchids. The lemon-scented Rabbit Ears, Thelymitra antennifera, is one of the first to…