Orchids in March
When I look back over my orchid notes for the past few years, my comments are almost identical. It is certainly not the time to…
staff2 March 2012
Orchids in February
The summer months have been a quiet period for orchid observations, although some very good specimens have been noticed throughout the district. We were thrilled…
Orchids in December
As the late Everett Foster wrote in 1999, “to see a large colony of Flying Duck Orchids Caleana major in flower is a sheer delight.”…
staff3 December 2011
Orchids in November
Although we cannot say that it is a great year for our terrestrial orchids, we have managed to find most of our spring species flowering…
staff4 November 2011
Orchids in October
The exciting find of the month was the discovery of the Winter Sun Orchid Thelymitra hiemalis by a member of the Australasian Native Orchid Society.…
staff29 September 2011
Orchids in September
Not to be overshadowed by the two other species of Corybas that were featured in our July and August Newsletters, the Slaty Helmet Orchid Corybas…
staff2 September 2011
August Orchids
Having featured the Small Helmet Orchid Corybas unguiculatus last month, it is only fitting that the Veined Helmet Orchid Corybas diemenicus, which is flowering so…
staff5 August 2011
Autumn Orchids
With the strange autumn weather we have been having, the autumn orchids have been appearing and disappearing in a very short time. However we are…
staff1 April 2011
March Orchids
With the Rosy Hyacinth Orchids Dipodium roseum and the Horned Orchids Orthoceras strictum on their last legs, it is difficult to find anything to get…
staff2 March 2011
Orchids Feb 2011
The extremely hot weather on New Year's Eve, when the temperature topped 40°C, was certainly not good news for our summer orchids, although some have…
staff3 February 2011