Orchidaceae

Silky Blue Orchid

Small blue flowers, 2cm across, standing 10 - 15cm tall. Petals smooth and silky in appearance. Strap shaped leaf. Abundant among everlastings.

Slipper orchid

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

Sugar Orchid

Grows 50 - 150mm in height Single Hairy leaf Single small sugary white flower. Although a delicate looking plant, it is a hardy inland species ocurring 50 km or more from the coast,

Swamp Bee Orchid

Late flowering Bee orchid Grows 200 - 400mm Small Yellow Brown marked flowers

Caladenia hybrid Spider Orchid

Dark Banded Greenhood

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

Zebra Orchid

A small ground orchid growing to about 20cm tall. The flower is small with a distinctive striped labellum that also has a mass of dark calli. Petals and dorsal sepals turn downwards.

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.

Flying Duck Orchid

Photo by Graeme W.

Forrest Mantis Orchid

photo by Graeme W.

Giant Donkey Orchid

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).

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

Common spider orchid

The common white spider orchid, is probably the most misidentified orchid in WA. While common, it has different forms in different areas making for a difficult identification.

Common mignonette orchid

photo by Graeme W.

Heberle's spider orchid

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

Helmet Orchid

Photo by Graeme W

Island Point Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Island Point Spider Orchid, Caladenia Island Point was only known till last week from one population on the margins of Harvey estuary of 100 or so plants .

Exotic spider orchid

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

Dragon Orchid

A small terrestrial orchid, growing to about 25cm high. Petals and sepals are green with a maroon stripe. Labellum covered with maroon hairs.

Cossack Spider Orchid

One of the listed rare species

Butterfly Orchid

Slipper Orchid

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.25-0.7 m high. Fl. green & red, Nov to Dec or Jan to Apr. White-grey sand, loam, granite. Sand dunes, outcrops, swamps.

Vanilla Orchid

Herbaceous perennial growing to about 20cm high. Distinctive yellow flowers, buds are pink.