Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Stately Helmet Orchid (Corybas diemenicus) is an exquisite miniature jewel of the southern Australian forest floor, barely rising an inch above the carpet of damp green moss. Resembling a tiny, polished dark maroon helmet nestled against a rounded cordate leaf,...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The King Greenhood (Pterostylis baptistii) reigns as the undisputed giant among Australia’s greenhood orchids, producing monumental hooded blossoms that can measure over three inches long. Native to the damp, shaded coastal tea-tree flats and littoral rainforest...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The King in His Carriage (Drakaea glyptodon), colloquially known across Western Australia as the Hammer Orchid, is one of the world’s most mechanically sophisticated flowering plants. Endemic strictly to the ancient, nutrient-leached sandy soils of southwestern...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana major) is unquestionably one of the most astonishingly sculpted flowers on planet Earth. Native across eastern and southern Australia, including Tasmania, this diminutive terrestrial orchid produces a blossom that perfectly mimics a...
