Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Grand Spider Orchid (Caladenia huegelii) is an imposing and magnificent terrestrial orchid endemic to the rapidly urbanizing Swan Coastal Plain of Western Australia. As one of the largest and most stately spider orchids in Australia, it produces colossal, cream,...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Winter Donkey Orchid (Diuris brumalis) is a cheerful, early-blooming terrestrial orchid celebrated as one of the first floral heralds of spring in southwestern Australia. Bursting into bloom during the cold, wet depths of mid-winter, this hardy species displays...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Narrow-lipped Hammer Orchid (Drakaea thynniphila) is a world-renowned botanical curiosity endemic to the southwest corner of Western Australia. Belonging to the specialized hammer orchid genus Drakaea, this remarkable species produces a modified labellum that...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Western Bearded Greenhood (Pterostylis barbata), also known colloquially as the Bird Orchid, is one of the most eccentric and spectacular members of the greenhood orchid genus. Endemic to southwestern Australia, this extraordinary terrestrial orchid is...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Custard Orchid (Thelymitra villosa) is a standout terrestrial sun orchid endemic to the biodiversity hotspot of southwestern Australia. Characterized by its extraordinarily broad, thick, hairy basal leaf and towering spikes of creamy custard-yellow blossoms...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Jack-in-the-box Orchid (Caladenia roei), named in honor of Western Australia’s first Surveyor General John Septimus Roe, is an intriguing terrestrial spider orchid adapted to the dry inland woodlands of Western Australia. Renowned for its highly dynamic,...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Vanilla Sun Orchid (Thelymitra antennifera), often called the Lemon Orchid, is a cheerful, sun-loving terrestrial orchid widespread across the Mediterranean-climate regions of southern Australia. Unlike the predominantly blue blossoms typical of the genus...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Chestnut Sun Orchid (Thelymitra fuscolutea), historically known as the Leopard Orchid, is a visually captivating terrestrial sun orchid endemic to the diverse woodlands and laterite ridges of southwestern Australia. Unfurling only under the direct warmth of...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The King Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum regium) is a truly monumental botanical titan, reigning as the tallest and most physically imposing terrestrial orchid species on the Australian continent. Capable of soaring to an astonishing height of over six and a half feet (2...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Large Gnat Orchid (Cyrtostylis robusta) is an attractive and widespread winter-to-spring flowering terrestrial orchid native to the coastal sandplains and woodlands of southern Australia. Emerging from a single, fleshy, circular or kidney-shaped ground-hugging...
