Orchids

All of a sudden after a late start for the spring flowering orchids they are starting to appear throughout the district. The Leopard Orchid, Diuris…

The recent cold wet weather has meant the orchids have been slow to develop this month but with the recent warmer sunshine buds are starting…

It is always so exciting to see the first Small Helmet Orchid, Corybas unguiculatus, in flower. These tiny orchids are just starting to flower at…

With autumn drawing to an end and winter approaching, the Greenhood Orchids are dominant in the district. Tiny Greenhoods, Pterostylis parviflora, and Brown-tipped Greenhoods, P.…

This is a lovely time to be out looking for orchids. Now and for the next few months it should be exciting with a number…

The beautiful pink shades of the Hyacinth Orchids, Dipodium roseum, are still brightening up the bush in many areas. The Horned Orchids, Othoceras strictum, have…

With the third highest March rainfall for many years, our autumn orchids appear to be responding well. The tiny, delightful Parson’s Bands Orchid, Eriochilus cucullatus,…

As December 2021 came towards its end there was still a lot of activity in the orchid world in the Anglesea district. We were thrilled…

The last month of spring has been such an amazing time for orchids in the Anglesea district. We have added two new orchids to our…

October was certainly a frustrating month as far as our sun orchids went. There were just so many specimens in bud throughout the heathlands, but…