#ozplants — Public Fediverse posts
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#SilentSunday A winter splash of red on the roadside #RockleighSA #bloomscrolling #ozplants #ausplants
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#SilentSunday A winter splash of red on the roadside #RockleighSA #bloomscrolling #ozplants #ausplants
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'Scarlet Moon' is currently easily the most popular winter flowering grevillea in my garden with bees, butterflies and a myriad of smaller flying beasties enjoying the numerous red 'toothbrush' flowers.
'Scarlet Moon' was one of the first hybrids coming out of the Kings Park, WA breeding program led by Digby Growns to be widely available in SE NSW. Parentage is G. nivea x 'Crowning Glory' which has created a bushier, more spreading version of G. nivea with softer foliage and (more) larger flowers.
Pretty reliable on the east coast where it is often seen in nurseries now. Provides a great winter display - and is always popular with pollinators.
#Grevilleas #InTheGarden #OzPlants #Winter #BloomScrolling #Pollinators #NativePlants
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'Scarlet Moon' is currently easily the most popular winter flowering grevillea in my garden with bees, butterflies and a myriad of smaller flying beasties enjoying the numerous red 'toothbrush' flowers.
'Scarlet Moon' was one of the first hybrids coming out of the Kings Park, WA breeding program led by Digby Growns to be widely available in SE NSW. Parentage is G. nivea x 'Crowning Glory' which has created a bushier, more spreading version of G. nivea with softer foliage and (more) larger flowers.
Pretty reliable on the east coast where it is often seen in nurseries now. Provides a great winter display - and is always popular with pollinators.
#Grevilleas #InTheGarden #OzPlants #Winter #BloomScrolling #Pollinators #NativePlants
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Hakea 'Burrendong Beauty' is starting to flower in local gardens. This is a really nice hybrid hakea which came up in the Burrendong Arboretum and despite having WA parentage does well in SE NSW summer humidity if the drainage is pretty good. This one has been planted (client's garden - terraced beds) for almost a year now and has starting to fill out a little more this autumn. Will eventually be pruned slightly into a neater mound.
Not uncommon in east coast nurseries although usually only once or twice a year. Always an eye-catcher when in flower.
#Gardening #OzPlants #InTheGarden #Hakeas #BloomScrolling #NativePlants #Winter
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Hakea 'Burrendong Beauty' is starting to flower in local gardens. This is a really nice hybrid hakea which came up in the Burrendong Arboretum and despite having WA parentage does well in SE NSW summer humidity if the drainage is pretty good. This one has been planted (client's garden - terraced beds) for almost a year now and has starting to fill out a little more this autumn. Will eventually be pruned slightly into a neater mound.
Not uncommon in east coast nurseries although usually only once or twice a year. Always an eye-catcher when in flower.
#Gardening #OzPlants #InTheGarden #Hakeas #BloomScrolling #NativePlants #Winter
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The Lysiosepalum involucratum are looking pretty good in the nursery this weekend. This compact native shrub from WA is probably the best of the obscure small Aussie Malvaceae in SE NSW where it does surprisingly well in summer humidity (with excellent drainage) and usually features a mass of delicate pink/mauve flowers from winter into spring (but also can flower as early as autumn).
Can be found occasionally in east coast nurseries but not well known at all - another native shrub that would definitely benefit from someone coming up with a catchy common name!
#OzPlants #NativePlants #BloomScrolling #Biodiversity #Malvaceae #Gardening
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The Lysiosepalum involucratum are looking pretty good in the nursery this weekend. This compact native shrub from WA is probably the best of the obscure small Aussie Malvaceae in SE NSW where it does surprisingly well in summer humidity (with excellent drainage) and usually features a mass of delicate pink/mauve flowers from winter into spring (but also can flower as early as autumn).
Can be found occasionally in east coast nurseries but not well known at all - another native shrub that would definitely benefit from someone coming up with a catchy common name!
#OzPlants #NativePlants #BloomScrolling #Biodiversity #Malvaceae #Gardening
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Grevillea 'Raspberry Dream' looking good in the nursery this morning after overnight rain. I wasn't that excited about this recent release from the Kings Park hybrid grevillea breeding program when I first saw it but after some extensive testing in the garden (and by 'testing I mean leaving a batch sitting in pots for six months at the back of the house before finally remembering I still had them - then cutting them back to nothing before planting!) they are actually pretty good.
They flower a lot and respond well to a hard prune - new foliage is finer and a lighter green than a lot of other red/orange/pink hybrids.
Parentage of this hybrid is pretty interesting. I've see it described as 'involving' Grevillea scortechinii (black flowers) and a hybrid of Grevillea 'Little Honey' (orange/yellow flowers) and Grevillea formosa (large yellow/green flowers). 'Little Honey' is thought to be 'Honey Gem' and G. banksii 'White Dwarf' ... 'Honey Gem' is G. banksiii red form and G. pteridifolia. So quite a lot going on in the mix there!
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Grevillea 'Raspberry Dream' looking good in the nursery this morning after overnight rain. I wasn't that excited about this recent release from the Kings Park hybrid grevillea breeding program when I first saw it but after some extensive testing in the garden (and by 'testing I mean leaving a batch sitting in pots for six months at the back of the house before finally remembering I still had them - then cutting them back to nothing before planting!) they are actually pretty good.
They flower a lot and respond well to a hard prune - new foliage is finer and a lighter green than a lot of other red/orange/pink hybrids.
Parentage of this hybrid is pretty interesting. I've see it described as 'involving' Grevillea scortechinii (black flowers) and a hybrid of Grevillea 'Little Honey' (orange/yellow flowers) and Grevillea formosa (large yellow/green flowers). 'Little Honey' is thought to be 'Honey Gem' and G. banksii 'White Dwarf' ... 'Honey Gem' is G. banksiii red form and G. pteridifolia. So quite a lot going on in the mix there!
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Purple hyacinth orchid (Dipodium punctatum) at Mystery Bay, NSW. Only one plant out and only just starting to flower in late February near the ocean. I usually see this species flowering nearby from late November - this is probably the latest flowering I have seen (although it can apparently flower into March at some locations).
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium
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Purple hyacinth orchid (Dipodium punctatum) at Mystery Bay, NSW. Only one plant out and only just starting to flower in late February near the ocean. I usually see this species flowering nearby from late November - this is probably the latest flowering I have seen (although it can apparently flower into March at some locations).
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium
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Large duck orchid (Caleana major) and sun orchid with spots (Thelymitra ixioides / Thelymitra juncifolia) near Karbeethong, East Gippsland, VIC.
Only made it down to East Gippsland on three mornings this spring / early-summer but still managed to see a good range of the regular locals (plus a couple of interesting new ones!)
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra #Caleana
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Large duck orchid (Caleana major) and sun orchid with spots (Thelymitra ixioides / Thelymitra juncifolia) near Karbeethong, East Gippsland, VIC.
Only made it down to East Gippsland on three mornings this spring / early-summer but still managed to see a good range of the regular locals (plus a couple of interesting new ones!)
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra #Caleana
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Microtis parviflora (slender onion orchid) growing amongst the sun orchids at the back of the house - Corunna, NSW.
Grows here alongside Microtis unifolia (common onion orchid) which has shorter flowering stems with more crowded flowers at this location.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #OnionOrchids #Microtis
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Microtis parviflora (slender onion orchid) growing amongst the sun orchids at the back of the house - Corunna, NSW.
Grows here alongside Microtis unifolia (common onion orchid) which has shorter flowering stems with more crowded flowers at this location.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #OnionOrchids #Microtis
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A few more late-flowering sun orchids with spots (Thelymitra ixioides / Thelymitra juncifolia) variations near Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
Only plants in part shade on the edge of the forest were still flowering in early November at this location - usually in slightly damper soils than the adjacent open grassland.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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A few more late-flowering sun orchids with spots (Thelymitra ixioides / Thelymitra juncifolia) variations near Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
Only plants in part shade on the edge of the forest were still flowering in early November at this location - usually in slightly damper soils than the adjacent open grassland.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Rosy hyacinth orchid (Dipodium roseum) still flowering at Christmas at Corunna, NSW.
Only a few small scattered plants out this year at home with almost no meaningful spring rainfall and a dry start to summer. But quite a few larger flowering stems still out on the side of the road between Tilba and Narooma.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium
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Rosy hyacinth orchid (Dipodium roseum) still flowering at Christmas at Corunna, NSW.
Only a few small scattered plants out this year at home with almost no meaningful spring rainfall and a dry start to summer. But quite a few larger flowering stems still out on the side of the road between Tilba and Narooma.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium
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Late-flowering sun orchids with spots (Thelymitra ixioides / Thelymitra juncifolia) variations near Karbeethong, East Gippsland, VIC.
Quite a few different variations still in flower here in more shaded spots with protection from harsh afternoon sun when more exposed plants have all finished.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Late-flowering sun orchids with spots (Thelymitra ixioides / Thelymitra juncifolia) variations near Karbeethong, East Gippsland, VIC.
Quite a few different variations still in flower here in more shaded spots with protection from harsh afternoon sun when more exposed plants have all finished.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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It's been another poor year for the hyacinth orchids (Dipodium) at home in Corunna, NSW - with most of the small patch of Dipodium variegatum not making it to flower at all after a very dry spring.
However in recent weeks several new short flower spikes have emerged much later than usual - although those that have started to flower only only have two or three flowers at most.
So good to see some new plants in new locations - hopefully there will be more large spikes of flowers next season if it rains a bit more in spring and early summer.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #HyacinthOrchids #Dipodium
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It's been another poor year for the hyacinth orchids (Dipodium) at home in Corunna, NSW - with most of the small patch of Dipodium variegatum not making it to flower at all after a very dry spring.
However in recent weeks several new short flower spikes have emerged much later than usual - although those that have started to flower only only have two or three flowers at most.
So good to see some new plants in new locations - hopefully there will be more large spikes of flowers next season if it rains a bit more in spring and early summer.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #HyacinthOrchids #Dipodium
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Sun orchids (Thelymitra) growing close together in open grassland west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
Sun orchids with spots (T. ixioides / T. juncifolia) growing alongside T. carnea and several different species in the T. pauciflora group can lead to some beautiful hybrids including T. x irregularis (top right).
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Sun orchids (Thelymitra) growing close together in open grassland west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
Sun orchids with spots (T. ixioides / T. juncifolia) growing alongside T. carnea and several different species in the T. pauciflora group can lead to some beautiful hybrids including T. x irregularis (top right).
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Grevillea candelabroides (grafted) flowering in the garden at Corunna, NSW. This beautiful WA species features attractive foliage and large sprays of creamy white flowers (which are scented). Grafted plants are a good option in the east and can be long lived in areas with summer humidity. Unfortunately not often seen in general nurseries although does occasionally become available in small numbers.
#Grevilleas #NativePlants #InTheGarden #OzPlants #BloomScrolling #Biodiversity
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Grevillea candelabroides (grafted) flowering in the garden at Corunna, NSW. This beautiful WA species features attractive foliage and large sprays of creamy white flowers (which are scented). Grafted plants are a good option in the east and can be long lived in areas with summer humidity. Unfortunately not often seen in general nurseries although does occasionally become available in small numbers.
#Grevilleas #NativePlants #InTheGarden #OzPlants #BloomScrolling #Biodiversity
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Late flowering sun orchids with spots (Thelymitra ixioides / Thelymitra juncifolia) west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
Not sure if slightly different lobes on these plants are just a result of aging - or something different. Only saw one plant like this on the last trip.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Late flowering sun orchids with spots (Thelymitra ixioides / Thelymitra juncifolia) west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
Not sure if slightly different lobes on these plants are just a result of aging - or something different. Only saw one plant like this on the last trip.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Interesting form of Thelymitra × irregularis (crested sun orchid) near Karbeethong, East Gippsland, VIC.
Only one roadside plant out at this location with fewer spots and richer colours than other nearby populations.I haven't seen this beautiful natural hybrid here before.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Interesting form of Thelymitra × irregularis (crested sun orchid) near Karbeethong, East Gippsland, VIC.
Only one roadside plant out at this location with fewer spots and richer colours than other nearby populations.I haven't seen this beautiful natural hybrid here before.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Black-hooded sun orchid (Thelymitra atronitida) near Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC. This uncommon species tends to be very shy to flower - usually only see one or two flowers open briefly on warm/humid mornings. A nice patch of plants at this location but only one flower open - and this closed up as I photographed it just before noon.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Black-hooded sun orchid (Thelymitra atronitida) near Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC. This uncommon species tends to be very shy to flower - usually only see one or two flowers open briefly on warm/humid mornings. A nice patch of plants at this location but only one flower open - and this closed up as I photographed it just before noon.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Microtis unifolia (common onion orchid) growing amongst the sun orchids at the back of the house, Corunna, NSW. Flowers are very small - standard Aussie fly included for scale.
Grows here alongside a more robust form of M. parviflora (slender onion orchid) which has longer flowering stems with less crowded flowers.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #OnionOrchids #Microtis
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Microtis unifolia (common onion orchid) growing amongst the sun orchids at the back of the house, Corunna, NSW. Flowers are very small - standard Aussie fly included for scale.
Grows here alongside a more robust form of M. parviflora (slender onion orchid) which has longer flowering stems with less crowded flowers.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #OnionOrchids #Microtis
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Crested sun orchid - Thelymitra × irregularis - west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
Slightly different form of this beautiful naturally occurring hybrid (thought to be a cross between T. ixioides x T. carnea) compared to plants growing further west near Genoa. As with several other populations I saw this spring there were only a couple of plants out at this location.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Crested sun orchid - Thelymitra × irregularis - west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
Slightly different form of this beautiful naturally occurring hybrid (thought to be a cross between T. ixioides x T. carnea) compared to plants growing further west near Genoa. As with several other populations I saw this spring there were only a couple of plants out at this location.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Double ducks west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC. Didn't see a lot of large duck orchids (Caleana major) on my couple of brief East Gippsland trips this year but did see scattered plants in full flight at a couple of locations.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #Caleana #DuckOrchid
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Double ducks west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC. Didn't see a lot of large duck orchids (Caleana major) on my couple of brief East Gippsland trips this year but did see scattered plants in full flight at a couple of locations.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #Caleana #DuckOrchid
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Several nice variations in the some of the later sun orchids with spots* west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
*I've decided to go with sun orchids with spots variations rather than spotted sun orchid (Thelymitra ixioides) variations as there are just as many plants at this location that could fall into a broad description of the very similar (and possibly the same species ... right lumpers?) Thelymitra juncifolia (rush-leaf sun orchid). Then there are the various hybrid combinations that might also be in play ...
I might try and work it all out at some stage but I think sun orchids with spots saves some time for now ;)
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Several nice variations in the some of the later sun orchids with spots* west of Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC.
*I've decided to go with sun orchids with spots variations rather than spotted sun orchid (Thelymitra ixioides) variations as there are just as many plants at this location that could fall into a broad description of the very similar (and possibly the same species ... right lumpers?) Thelymitra juncifolia (rush-leaf sun orchid). Then there are the various hybrid combinations that might also be in play ...
I might try and work it all out at some stage but I think sun orchids with spots saves some time for now ;)
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Probably the best purple donkey orchids (Diuris punctata) I saw this spring near Genoa, East Gippsland, VIC.
I only made it down for a brief visit at the start of November this year so a lot of plants were not out in full flower when I was there. Numbers seemed down on previous years but there might have been a lot more out a week or so later.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #Diuris
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Probably the best purple donkey orchids (Diuris punctata) I saw this spring near Genoa, East Gippsland, VIC.
I only made it down for a brief visit at the start of November this year so a lot of plants were not out in full flower when I was there. Numbers seemed down on previous years but there might have been a lot more out a week or so later.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #Diuris
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Cymbidium sauve (Grass-leaf Cymbidium / snake orchid) in the rain at Corunna, NSW. After what looked like a goodish start to the flowering season only one plant on the road in actually made it to full-flowering - the very dry spring affected most other plants around the property.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Cymbidium
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Cymbidium sauve (Grass-leaf Cymbidium / snake orchid) in the rain at Corunna, NSW. After what looked like a goodish start to the flowering season only one plant on the road in actually made it to full-flowering - the very dry spring affected most other plants around the property.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Cymbidium
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Sun orchid (Thelymitra) variations growing close together on the edge of Croajingolong National Park, VIC.
Thelymitra ixioides (spotted sun orchid) are common nearby but in open grassland some smaller-flowering forms are maybe closer to the very similar Thelymitra juncifolia (rush-leaf sun orchid).
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Sun orchid (Thelymitra) variations growing close together on the edge of Croajingolong National Park, VIC.
Thelymitra ixioides (spotted sun orchid) are common nearby but in open grassland some smaller-flowering forms are maybe closer to the very similar Thelymitra juncifolia (rush-leaf sun orchid).
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra
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Rosy hyacinth orchids (Dipodium roseum) out in the light rain at Corunna, NSW.
Dipodium are the most visible summer orchids around Corunna with 3 x species growing locally. This patch of D. roseum are usually the the first ones out most years - with D. variegatum also growing just nearby but still in bud.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium
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Rosy hyacinth orchids (Dipodium roseum) out in the light rain at Corunna, NSW.
Dipodium are the most visible summer orchids around Corunna with 3 x species growing locally. This patch of D. roseum are usually the the first ones out most years - with D. variegatum also growing just nearby but still in bud.
#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium