Orchids

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…

Sometimes growing only about 20 cm tall, and at other times reaching a height of about 80 cm, the Tall Greenhood Pterostylis melagramma is a…

Not much has happened in the orchid world since our last report.   The cold mornings we have been experiencing, when we have had difficulty…

It is just so exciting to walk in the heathlands, woodlands and open forest at the present time, and see the number of orchid leaves…

The two orchids that I have chosen to feature this month belong to the Tiny Greenhood group of Pterostylis. Flowering in autumn, the flowers are…

Well, things are starting to happen in the orchid field, and it is exciting to see some more of our autumn orchid species appear. Last…

Despite the lack of orchids in the field at the present time, we still need to stay optimistic that the autumn rains will eventually come,…

With the dry conditions in the Anglesea district, it is not unexpected that there aren’t any signs of our autumn orchids at the present time.…