Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Queen of Sheba Orchid (Thelymitra variegata) is universally hailed as one of the most magnificent and exquisitely colored terrestrial orchids on planet Earth. Endemic to the nutrient-poor kwongan sandplains of southwestern Australia, this extraordinary sun orchid...
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 & Epiphytic Orchids
The King of Masdevallias (Masdevallia veitchiana), known in the Quechua language as ‘Waqanki’ (‘you will weep’), is widely revered as the most spectacular and dramatic member of the vast genus Masdevallia. Endemic to the dizzying heights of the...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Epiphytic Orchids
The Helmet Gongora (Gongora galeata) is a captivating epiphytic orchid native to the lush montane cloud forests of eastern and southern Mexico. Renowned for its extraordinary upside-down (non-resupinate) flowers that resemble miniature soaring birds or antique...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Epiphytic Orchids
The Sweet-scented Trichopilia (Trichopilia suavis) is an exquisite, highly prized epiphytic orchid native to the misty montane cloud forests of Central America and northwestern South America, with strongholds in Costa Rica and western Panama. Famous for its...
