Orchids

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…

The beautiful Bluebeard Orchid, Pheladenia deformis, is popping up now in recently burnt areas. It is especially stunning when it appears in tight clusters of…

Thanks to the keen eyes of Angair member, Simone Shaw, we have a new helmet orchid to add to our extensive orchid list: the Spurred…

The highlight of the month is the emergence of Striped Greenhoods, Pterostylis striata, in the known site within the Great Otway National Park at Anglesea.…

With autumn almost over, and with no success in tracking down the Large Autumn Greenhood that flowered so well in the last two seasons, we…