Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Bonnet Orchid (Cryptostylis erecta), also known as the Tartan Tongue Orchid, is a distinctive evergreen terrestrial species endemic to the moist coastal sandstone belts and coastal heaths of southeastern Australia. Famous for its erect, hood-like labellum that...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Tiger Orchid (Diuris sulphurea), also known historically as the Hornet Orchid, is one of the most vibrant and easily recognized donkey orchids in southeastern Australia. Featuring bright, glowing sulphur-yellow blossoms boldly marked with dark chocolate-brown...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Blotched Hyacinth Orchid (Dipodium punctatum) is a magnificent and unusual leafless terrestrial orchid native to the open eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. Emerging dramatically in mid-summer from dry, sun-baked forest soils when few other wildflowers dare...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
King-in-his-Carriage (Drakaea glyptocarpa) is one of the most astonishingly specialized hammer orchids in Western Australia’s botanical treasure chest. Named for its bizarre, articulated floral anatomy where an insect-like decoy sits perched atop an elongated,...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Fringed Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum fimbria) is one of the most statuesque and fragrant members of the leek orchid genus, distributed across the winter-wet woodlands and coastal heaths of southern Australia. Characterized by a stout, hollow, cylindrical leaf...
