Orchidaceae Caladenia

Pink Candy Orchid

Grows in colonies Grows to 100 - 250mm Up to 4 deep pink petals

Yellow Spider Orchid

Common widespread orchid. Grows to 150-350mm in height Single erect hairy leaf Pale yellow to greenish flowers

Pink Fan Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The little Pink Fan Orchid, Caladenia nana. The white one is undescribed. Common in spring in burnt bushland the year after a burn. Found all over the southwest of WA.

Pendant spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. Pendant spider orchid, Caladenia pendans from the Dunsborough area. This population of the pendant spider orchid is only in an area of 50 or so square meters and usually occurs

Nyabing Spider Orchid

These delicate little Spider Orchids were all growing together in a dry roadside area. Colours varied from predominately deep red through to a pinkish white. About 20cm tall.

Fringed Mantis Orchid

the Fringed Mantis differs from other members of the C. falcata complex in having larger flowers and a broader labellum with a smaller calli.

Margaret River Spider Orchid hybrid

This orchid is usually yellow in colour but often crosses with one of the red labellum spider orchds. This is one of the crosses.

Pink Fan Orchid

Tuart Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. One of our more stunning orchids with a very deep red labellum, the Tuart Spider Orchid, Caladenia georgei found mainly in the coastal strip between Perth and Busselton.

White Fairy

Leaping Spider Orchid

It is identified by its leaping posture.

White Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. One photo is of the Common White Spider Orchid, Caladenia longicauda, the second filmed only meters away has thicker calli and longer petals.

Hybrid Spider Orchid

Stark White Spider Orchid.

perennial, herb, 0.3-0.6 m high. growing in lateritic or clayey loam, sometimes in sand.