Thelymitra x irregularis is a hybrid between T. ixioides and T. rubra/carnea. The T. ixioides parentage confers the tufts to the column and spotting on the tepals. The T. rubra/carnea…
I've been watching this group of plants every sunny day for almost 4 weeks and finally they decide to open!
Thelymitra benthamiana - the Leopard Orchid. A beautiful sun orchid with red blotches on a yellow base. Growing in the Grampians, Victoria.
Every time I try to find orchids in their peak, it seems that I'm always a week early or lake. This time I was lucky and found Thelymitra cyanea in…
Thelymitra cyanea growing in the Bogong High Plains.