Orchidaceae Caladenia

Boranup Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. One of the rare Caladenias only discovered in 2006 by Greg Bussell. Greg is perhaps the foremost expert on orchids in the lower and south west areas .

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.

Butterfly Orchid

Chapmans spider orchid

Chapmans Spider Orchid Caladenia chapmanii comes in different colour forms from nearly white through to this one - nearly purple. Photo by Graeme W.

Swamp Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Swamp Spider Orchid, Caladenia paludosa is the orchid most confused with the Dunsborough Spider Orchid but is bigger and has a much later flowering period.

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

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),

Spider Orchid Hybrid

Photo by Graeme W. Another hybrid Caladenia, this time a cross between sandplain (C. speciosa) and the grand spider orchid (C. huegelii) .

Caladenia sp.

Photo by Graeme W. Unidentified caladenia. The petals are short and held up and are also partly clubbed.

Stumpy Orchid

The stumpy spider orchid is related to and is one of the clubbed spider orchids.

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.

Caladenia hybrid

Caladenia hybrid Spider Orchid

Pink Candy Orchid

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

Pink Fairy Orchid

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

Cherry spider orchid.

Photo by Graeme W.

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.

Pink Fan 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.

Funnel Web Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W.

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.

Mantis Orchid, Spider Orchid

Small ground orchid

Rusty Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Rusty Spider Orchid, Caladenia ferruginea found in the whole of the south west area

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.