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Veined Helmet Orchid
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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…
29 June 2025
Mosquito Orchid
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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,…
30 May 2025
Brown-tipped Greenhood
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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…
2 May 2025
Bearded Midge Orchid
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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…
5 April 2025
Sharp Midge Orchid
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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…
7 March 2025
Crested Sun Orchid
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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…
31 October 2024
Rabbit Ears
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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…
1 October 2024