Orchids

What a wonderful time to be out enjoying our heathlands and forests. Everywhere there are masses of Waxlips, Glossodia major, shades of purple along the…

The Leopard Orchids, Diuris pardina, have put on a wonderful massed display at O’Donohue Rd. The profuse flowering has been stimulated by the fuel reduction…

Beautiful flowering colonies of Nodding Greenhoods, Pterostylis nutans, are appearing in all sorts of places. Tall Greenhoods, P. melagramma, are almost out and looking quite…

It was exciting to find the Trim Greenhoods Pterostylis concinna just starting to flower in their extensive colonies, and to find the first flowers for…

The Mosquito Orchid, Acianthus pusillus, is appearing now in open forests, woodlands and coastal heathland in areas where there is a cover of leaf litter.…

It is certainly a treat to be out in orchid territory and not have dry crackling leaf litter underfoot. The soaking autumn rains that we…

Yes, we have had some rainfall since our last orchid report, but certainly not enough to encourage our autumn orchids to produce flowers in large…

Disappointingly the orchids have not appeared again this month due to the very dry conditions. Just two Parson's Bands, Eriochilus cucullatus, have been found during…

It seems that this is the quietest time of the year for orchids. The Midge Orchids are the first ones to look for. At the…