Orchidaceae

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.

Chestnut Sun Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Chestnut Sun Orchid, Thelymitra fuscolutea, a stunning sun orchid, found in SW WA in isolated areas only.

Spider Orchid hybrid

This orchid is a cross between the Giant spider orchid ( C. excelsa ) and Scott River Spider Orchid (C. thinicola ). It ranges from Yallingup to Karridale and is found in deep sandy soils amongst low

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

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

Slipper orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Slipper orchid, Cryptostylis ovata found all over the southwest of WA especially near rivers and creeks.

Coastal spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. One of the rarer orchids . This is the coastal spider orchid, Caladenia abbreviata. It flowers in November and is found in isolated pockets near Augusta.

Common Leafy Greenhood Orchid

Terrestrial orchid. Green labellum with black central stripe. Locally common in moist forests.

Common mignonette orchid

photo by Graeme W.

Banded Greenhood

Tuberous, perennial, herb, to 0.45 m high. Grows in white, grey or yellow sand, clay, laterite, limestone, granite. Flats, sand plains, slopes, ridges, crests of sand dunes, valley floors.

Slender Onion Orchid

You could easily mistake this common little orchid for grass. A small terrestrial orchid with 10s of tiny flowers crowded along a flowering spike that can grow up tp to 30cm tall.

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.

Spider Orchid Hybrid

Photos by Graeme W. A hybrid Caladenia. This is a cross between the Sandplain Spider Orchid (C. speciosa) and the Tuart Spider Orchid (C. georgei),

Butterfly Orchid

Pink Fingers.

Small terrestrial orchid growing to about 10cm high. Long narrow leaves. Flowers up to 1.5cm across. Labellum with transverse markings. growing in sclerophyll forest on sandstone.

Pink Finger

Leaf narrow-linear, to 15 cm long and 4 mm wide, and sparsely hairy. Inflorescence to 24 cm high, 1–3-flowered. Flowers often sweet to musky scented. Sepals and lateral petals usually 0.8–1.

Pink Candy Orchid

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

Caladenia hybrid

Caladenia hybrid Spider Orchid

Funnel Web Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W.

Cherry spider orchid.

Photo by Graeme W.

Pink Enamel Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. Pink enamel orchid Elythranthera emarginata is much bigger than the purple Enamel Orchid and there is also a named hybrid.

Little Pink Fairy Orchid

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.05-0.15 m high. Fl. pink, Jul to Sept. Sand, loam, gravel, laterite, granite. Open jarrah, wandoo woodland.

Pink Fairy Orchid

Grows to 100mm - 250mm in height Striking pink flowers