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Pink Fairies (Caladenia latifolia)
Kings Park, Perth, WA
October 1, 2026 at 5:07 AM
silverdory.bsky.social
Caladenia hillmanii (purple-heart fingers) near Hyams Beach, NSW. This is a good location to see this early spring-flowering orchid with some nice variations out from as early as late August. #Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Botany #Spring #InTheField #Caladenia #BloomScrolling #WildFlowers
Caladenia hillmanii (purple-heart fingers) near Hyams Beach, NSW.
September 29, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Caladenia paludosa - Swamp Spider Orchid

Often found growing in dense coastal heathland in areas that are swampy in winter, hence its common name. Endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling 🌿
Picture of a single orchid flower that has long, thin petals and sepals that are greenish yellow in colour with a deep red tip to the central labellum. The labellum has long red-tipped fringing. The ends of the three sepals have think brown tips.
September 29, 2026 at 10:47 PM
wa-orchids.bsky.social
Wildflower season is well and truly underway now in the southwest of Western Australia… the native bushland is quite literally full of colour 💛🧡🩷💜🌿
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#ozflora #wildoz #orchids #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #Dunsborough #spring
Caladenia flava flava - Cowslip Orchid - cluster of 4 yellow orchid flowers with red markings on the top sepal and petals Chorizema diversifolium - cluster of orange pea like flowers with yellow centres Pimelea rosea - Rosy Rice Flower - cluster of deep pink flowers in a spherical flower head Agrostocrinum hirsutum - purple/blue flower with 6 delicate petals
September 29, 2026 at 12:37 AM
alexscottfairley.bsky.social
Yet more stunning #spring #orchids from #Tasmania; I am very lucky to be able to go walking on my days off to find these beautiful little jewels. #flower #flora #botany #nature #Australia #bloomscrolling
Waxlip orchid (Glossodia maior) Elegant caladenia (Caladenia cracens) Pink lady fingers (Caladenia carnea) Maroonhood (Pterostylis pedunculata)
September 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
billjondoyle.bsky.social
a short spring stroll in the belair national park, mount lofty ranges, south australia, part 3:
September 27, 2026 at 8:28 AM
alexscottfairley.bsky.social
An embarrassment of floral riches this weekend on kunanyi. The #orchids from last week are back in greater numbers, and I found two new (to me) beauties (one a little further afield). #flowers #flora #Tasmania #plants #botany #bloomscrolling #wildlife #nature #Australia
Fawn spider orchid (Caladenia echidnachila) Tailed spider orchid (Caladenia caudata) Clockwise from top left: Three-horned bird-orchid (Chiloglottis triceratops), blue fairy orchid (Pheladina deformis), two orchids of the Diuris genus. Top row, left to right: Round-leaf riceflower (Pimelea nivea), speedwell bush (Veronica formosa), fairy waxflower (Philotheca verrucosa); Middle row, left to right: Running postman (Kennedia prostrata), slender blanket-bush (Bedfordia linearis), rosemary grevillea (Grevillea rosmarinifolia); Bottom row, left to right: Tall sundew (Drosera auriculata), creamy candles (Stackhousia monogyna), hairy pink bells (Tetratheca pilosa).
September 20, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Caladenia macrostylis - the Leaping Spider Orchid

With its berry-like cluster of deep purple calli in the centre of the labellum, this orchid is easy to identify.

Endemic to southwest Western Australia and quite common in the Perth Hills.

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿
Picture of a single orchid flower that has pale green sepals and petals with some red markings. The labellum at the centre of the orchid has a cluster of deep purple calli that appear almost like a beery
September 20, 2026 at 3:10 AM
silverdory.bsky.social
Caladenia hillmanii (purple-heart fingers) in open forest at Jervis Bay, NSW. Some variation in flower size, shape and colour at this location with some plants not having the distinctive maroon labellum side-lobes this species is known for. #Orchids #OzPlants #InTheField #Spring
Caladenia hillmanii (purple-heart fingers) in open forest at Jervis Bay, NSW - spring orchids 2026.
September 19, 2026 at 10:55 PM
kimbasgarden.bsky.social
A selection of lovely little flowers from an afternoon wander.
#AustralianNatives
#BloomScrolling
September 12, 2026 at 10:41 AM
wa-orchids.bsky.social
Some beautiful splashes of yellow from a weekend wander in the Perth Hills 🌿

💛 Hibbertia sp.
🌼 Conostylis serrulata
💛 Caladenia flava ssp. flava
🌼 Patersonia umbrosa

#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #orchids #inaturalist #bloomscrolling
Hibbertia sp. - close up of a bright yellow flower 5 petals Conostylis serrulata - close up of a pale yellow flower with a star like shape. The flower grows close to the ground Caladenia flava ssp. flava - single orchid flower that is generally yellow with a pattern of red stripes and spots on the upper petal/sepals Patersonia umbrosa - bright yellow flower with three large petals
September 8, 2026 at 10:28 AM
wa-orchids.bsky.social
Came across this amazing patch of Cowslip Orchids (Caladenia flava) in the Perth Hills today 💛💛

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling 🌿
Picture of an expanse of yellow orchids in a sandy patch of soil
September 6, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8269157... #4010 - Aporostylis bifolia - Odd-Leaved Orchid

‘perplexing style and two leaves. One of the leaves is usually quite a bit shorter than the other.

AKA Caladenia ?bifolia, Chiloglottis traversii, Caladenia macrophylla and Chiloglottis bifolia.
#4010 - Aporostylis bifolia - Odd-Leaved Orchid
'perplexing style and two leaves. One of the leaves is usually quite a bit shorter than the other. AKA Caladenia ?bifolia, Chiloglottis traversii, Caladenia macrophylla and Chiloglottis bifolia. A...
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September 6, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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Clubbed Spider Orchids (Caladenia longiclavata) in the Perth Hills on a rainy day 🌿🌧️

#orchids #ozflira #wildoz #natuveplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling
Side view of a two clubbed spider orchids facing each other. Both have droplets of water on them
August 26, 2026 at 11:40 AM
lost-in-botany.bsky.social
Caladenia reptans subsp. reptans was out through the reserve growing in little patches of sun under the wandoo. This clump forming species, for which is named for, is like a smaller version of C. latifolia. This species has a wider distribution than C. latifolia, ranging further inland!
August 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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*Caladenia crebra*
An orchid that offers a wasp everything and delivers nothing.
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August 23, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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*Caladenia crebra*
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An orchid that offers a wasp everything and delivers nothing.
#Botany #PlantScience
*Caladenia crebra*
An orchid that offers a wasp everything and delivers nothing.
www.botany.one
August 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Caladenia reptans ssp reptans - the Little Pink Fairy Orchid

Seen in an area that was burned last summer, the bright pink a striking contrast against the blackened ground 🩷

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿
Pink orchid flower against a back drop of blackened scorched ground
August 19, 2026 at 10:15 PM
wa-orchids.bsky.social
Caladenia hiemalis - Dwarf Common Spider Orchid

One of our earlier flowering spider orchids, this one was growing in the shallow soils of a granite outcrop in the Perth Hills in July

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling 🌿
Picture focused on a cream-coloured orchid flower with a small, red-striped labellum that is edged with small teeth-like notches. The long, narrow sepals and petals droop downward
August 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Zefrank’s True Facts: Flowers That Screw Flies #blogpost
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August 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Caladenia hiemalis - Dwarf Common Spider Orchid

an earlier flowering spider orchid in the southwest of Western Australia. This beautiful clump was being investigated by a European honey bee, which gives an idea of the flower’s small size 🐝

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿
July 26, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Caladenia, the robotic cat watching a flower.
July 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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A beautiful Little Fairy Orchid (Caladenia reptans reptans).

I think this the probably the earliest in the season we’ve seen this orchid flowering in the Perth Hills.

This one was happily growing in a natural dip of a large boulder.

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿
Three dark pink orchid flowers against the backdrop of a forest floor
July 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM