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...
