Orchids

With winter entering its last month, the second species of our helmet orchids, Corybas diemenicus Veined Helmet Orchid, is in full flower. The small colony…

When walking along bush tracks in the National Park or other reserves, it is easy to walk past some of our low-growing terrestrial orchids, without,…

Often overlooked because it is so common and so tiny, the Small Mosquito Orchid Acianthus pusillus, nevertheless, is well worth looking at, especially through a…

The recent autumn rains have certainly brought the bush to life, and many of our later flowering, autumn terrestrial orchids have suddenly appeared. I had…

Searching for and discovering orchids at Anglesea at the present time is just like searching for lost treasure.   We know where the autumn orchids…

At this time of the year, it is often only leaves that indicate the presence of our terrestrial orchids, and the appearance of orchid leaves…

Although the summer season presents a limited number of orchid species in the Anglesea district, the ones that grow at this time of the year…

This is the time of the year when we should be able to admire the late flowering sun orchids, Pale-flowered Sun Orchid Thelymitra pallidiflora and…

I am sure that no one will dispute that the Donkey Orchid Diuris orientis deserves the orchid accolade for this month. I don’t think I…

The orchid world is a complex one, often posing far more questions than we have answers for. Why do certain orchid species grow in some…