Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Blue Lady Orchid (Thelymitra crinita), also celebrated as the Queen Orchid or Lily Orchid, is widely recognized as one of Western Australia’s most spectacular spring-blooming terrestrial flora. Unlike the vast majority of orchids whose blooms display...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Horned Orchid (Orthoceras strictum), also known as the ‘bird’s mouth orchid,’ is a distinctive and architecturally striking terrestrial species distributed across eastern and southern Australia and New Zealand. Rising stiffly on tall, upright...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Green Rock Orchid (Rimacola elliptica) is a unique and specialized lithophytic orchid endemic strictly to the dripping Hawkesbury sandstone cliffs and deep gorges of the Sydney Basin and Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Anchoring its fibrous roots into shallow,...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Frog Greenhood (Pterostylis sargentii) is a comical and distinctive terrestrial orchid endemic to the inland wheatbelt and goldfields of Western Australia. Renowned for its wide, gaping floral hood and protruding lateral sepals that resemble the squatting posture...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Red Beard Orchid (Calochilus paludosus) is an eye-catching terrestrial orchid native to the swampy heaths and peaty coastal plains of southeastern Australia and New Zealand. Instantly identifiable by its long, cascading apron of glistening, copper-red to crimson...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
Pink Fingers (Caladenia carnea) is one of Australasia’s most beloved and widespread spring wildflowers, celebrated for its dainty, candy-pink blossoms that nod gently in spring breezes. Featuring five slender, spreading floral segments that resemble the fingers...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Bristly Helmet Orchid (Corybas hispidus) is a miniature, ground-hugging botanical gem native to the damp, rainforest-draped mountain gullies of eastern Australia. Hugging the cool forest floor among damp moss cushions and rotting logs, this diminutive species is...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Leopard Orchid (Diuris pardina), belonging to the charismatic group known as ‘donkey orchids,’ is an eye-catching terrestrial species celebrated for its vivid golden-yellow blossoms splashed with dark leopard-like reddish-brown blotches. Rising...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Elbow Orchid (Spiculaea ciliata) is one of the most remarkable extremophiles in the orchid family, specifically adapted to thrive on blistering granite outcrops in southwest Western Australia. Unlike almost all other southern Australian terrestrial orchids that...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Nodding Greenhood (Pterostylis nutans), known affectionately as the ‘parrot’s beak orchid,’ is one of Australia’s most common and widely recognized terrestrial orchids. Forming extensive, emerald carpets across moist forest floors and...
