Thursday, December 7, 2023

Wild Orchids - the 2023 Orchid Hunt!

 

Rabbit Ears Sun Orchid at Manning Floral Reserve

Scented Sun Orchid at Spring Gully CP

Spider Orchid, Upper Waterfall, Belair NP

Eastern Donkey Orchid, Nixon Skinner Reserve

The 2023 Orchid Hunt took us to many places and turned up around 20 different species. Here are some of the prettiest and most perfect. South Australia's wild orchids bloom between late August and late October -- after the worst of winter and before the summer heat arrives. Not all orchids are beautiful ... some look distinctly odd, and many are so rare, we've yet to find them. 

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