Orchids

Spider Orchids: Anglesea is very fortunate to have a number of Spider Orchids growing in the district, ranging in size from the Caladenia parva Small…

Having featured two of our Helmet Orchids over the past two months, it seems discriminatory to ignore Corybas incurvus Slaty Helmet Orchid, the most common…

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…