Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Large Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana major) is universally celebrated as one of the most astonishingly sculpted botanical marvels on planet Earth. Endemic to eastern and southern Australia, this miniature terrestrial orchid produces blossoms that uncannily resemble a...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Eastern Wallflower Donkey Orchid (Diuris orientis) is an exuberant and widespread spring-flowering terrestrial orchid celebrated across southeastern Australia. Sporting two erect, ear-like lateral petals that give the genus its colloquial name ‘donkey...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Blunt Greenhood (Pterostylis curta) is a charismatic and widespread terrestrial orchid forming expansive, lush colonies across the damp forest floors of southeastern Australia. Easily identified by its solitary, translucent green and white hooded flower and...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Spotted Sun Orchid (Thelymitra ixioides) is one of the most dazzling and celebrated wildflowers of southern and eastern Australia. Renowned for its brilliant sky-blue to violet blossoms patterned with deep blue or violet spots, this heliophilic terrestrial orchid...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The King Spider Orchid (Caladenia tentaculata) is one of the most magnificent and iconic spring-flowering terrestrial orchids in southeastern Australia. Distinguished by its immense, sweeping floral segments that terminate in long, drooping filamentous tails, this...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Glossy-leaved Hammer Orchid (Drakaea elastica), also known as the Praying Virgin, is an extraordinarily rare and evolutionarily specialized terrestrial orchid endemic strictly to the Swan Coastal Plain of southwestern Australia. Famous for its bizarre,...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Cradle Orchid (Corybas aconitiflorus), also known as the Spurred Helmet Orchid, is an extraordinary dwarf terrestrial orchid native to the misty rainforests and damp coastal woodlands of eastern Australia. Standing barely an inch off the ground, this botanical...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Small Gnat Orchid (Cyrtostylis reniformis) is a miniature, shade-loving terrestrial orchid native across southern Australia and New Zealand. Instantly identifiable by its singular, ground-hugging kidney-shaped leaf and wiry spike of delicate greenish-brown...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Small Mosquito Orchid (Acianthus pusillus) is an endearing, miniature terrestrial orchid that forms enchanting carpet-like colonies in the dim, damp understories of southeastern Australian forests. Flowering during the coldest months of winter, its delicate...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
Austral Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes australis) is an exquisite and geometrically captivating terrestrial orchid found across the wet grasslands and montane bogs of eastern and southern Australia. Famous for its tightly wound floral spike that spirals like a braided...
