In the central coast of Australia, Dockrillia linguiformis (Dendrobium linguiforme) often grows as an epiphyte on Casuarina by the estuaries.
Diuris abbreviata growing wild in the Warrumbungles in September 2018.
Dendrobium closterium is an epiphytic species endemic to New Caledonia. It is characterised by a fleshy psudobulb and yellow blooms with rounded lower lip appendages. It is found in sparse…
I found this imposing Bulbophyllum sp. growing at 1,000 m elevation in the rainforest of Jambi, Sumatra. It appears to be Bulbophyllum virescens or another closely related species, but I'm…
In the span of an hour, I found 6 species in bloom in a small reserve on the Bass Coast of Victoria. Chiloglottus sp. This genus is too difficult for…
A few winter growing terrestrial species popping up in the Yarra Ranges. A gnat trapped inside the hood of Pterostylis nutans. The pollinium from another plant can be seen attached…
In the Grose Valley, Dendrobium speciosum mainly grows as a lithophytic plant. It is common on large sandstone boulders a few meters away from the river or its tributaries. In…
In the rainforests on the lower slopes of the Grose Valley grows Dendrobium aeumulum. This epiphytic species colonises the rough knolls of smooth barked trees, often high in the canopy.…
This species of midge orchid is one of my favourites. I love the extremely long and thin petals that radiate from the lip. Inspecting the plants with macro reveals an…
Spring is when the Dendrobium start to bloom in the valleys of the Blue Mountains. The floor of the valley runs largely through schlerophyll forest, with the occasional rainforest and…