All Wildflowers

Hare Orchid

Early flowering species Grows 100-250mm One or two oblong, green purple striped leaves

Heberle's spider orchid

Tuberous, perennial herb, 0.2-0.45 m high. Flowers Sept. to Oct. Grows in Sand, clayey loam and gravel.

Fuschia bush

Upright shrub up to 2m, with glossy leaves. Flowers have a spotted throat and are attractive to birds. Flower colour may vary considerably through shades of red, mauve and yellow.

Grevillea bronwenae

Slender, erect shrub, 0.5-1.6 m high. Fl. red, Jun to Dec. Grey sand over laterite, lateritic loam. Hillslopes.

Forrest Mantis Orchid

photo by Graeme W.

Flying Duck Orchid

Photo by Graeme W.

Exotic spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The vivid white and red orchid is the exotic spider orchid caladenia nivalis, from the dunsborough area.

Victorian Smokebush

WA is not the only state to have smokbush. This one is found in the south east of the country. It grows to one or 2 metres tall, and has long thin leaves up to 20cm long.

Woollybush

Woollybush grows as an upright, spreading shrub, but can be a small tree up to 5 m tall. It has erect branches that are covered in short hairs when young. Leaves may be up to 4cm long,

Emu Bush

Low woody shrub. Red flowers. Leaves narrow with a notches appearance to the edges.

Helmet Orchid

Photo by Graeme W

Club-lipped spider orchid.

photo by Graeme W. The Club-lipped spider orchid, Caladenia corynephora, found in isolated pockets over the south west of WA

Wedge-leaved Dryandra

This shrub grows up to 1.5m tall and has creamy flowers that are up to 4cm across. It range is from Albany to Esperance and Northward to the Stirling's and Lake Grace.

Wills' Desert Fuchsia

Erect, spreading or straggly shrub, 0.45-2 m high. Fl. blue-purple, May or Jul to Nov. Red sand. Sand dunes.

Dark Banded Greenhood

Common Banded Greenhood Flowers have fleshy appearance Broad flattened sepal Distinctive reddish hood

Crimson Turkey Bush

Shrub, (0.3-)0.8-3 m high. Fl. red-pink-blue-cream, Apr to Oct. Stony red clay, loam or sandy soils over sandstone, granite, ironstone. Gibber plains, rocky ridges & hillslopes, creeklines.

Cowslip Orchid Hybrid

Very common throughout WA. This is a hybrid type. Grows in dense colonies and is a hybrid between cowslip (C flava) and pink fairies (C. latifolia).

Common Smokebush

Erect, multi-stemmed, lignotuberous shrub, 0.3-2 m high. Fl. white-other, Jul to Dec. Sand, gravel, laterite. Sandplains.

Caladenia hybrid Spider Orchid

Common mignonette orchid

photo by Graeme W.

Grevillea insignis supsp. insignis

Flowers: perianth cream turning pink, red style. Leaves 3-9cm, leathery, holly-like with prickly margins.

Small Darwinia

Darwinia micropetala, commonly known as Small Darwinia, is a small shrub that is native to south-eastern Australia. It grows to 0.5 metres high and has small leaves and clusters of small white and

Mt Finke Grevillea

Grevillea treueriana, also known known as Mount Finke grevillea, is a shrub that is endemic to Mount Finke in South Australia. It is listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act.

Petrophile sp.

Open shrub with cream flower spikes. Leaves tough with sharp points.