Visitors, a new job and unseasonal weather have curtailed my orchid watching lately. The early-flowering spider orchid flowers are starting to shrivel but that's offset by the summer-flowering orchids like
Thelymitra sending up their flower spikes. They could well turn tail and burrow back into the ground after a cold snap sent us back into winter again! We've had a couple of sunny days in December which everyone appreciated - here's the view of Halfmoon Bay from a friend's house a week ago.
The
Chiloglottis (Green bird) orchids have started flowering but I'll have to wait for a sunny day to get some better photos of their fascinating structure.
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| Chiloglottis cornuta |
The greenhood orchids continue to delight with their variety and long-flowering season.
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| Pterostylis, greenhood orchids |
The
Earina mucronata (bamboo orchid) clump I'd been watching eventually flowered mid-November and it's another one that needs a brighter light to get the best photos - maybe next Spring will be sunnier.
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| Earina mucronata, bamboo orchid |
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| Close-up of bamboo orchid flower |
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| Bush canopy in the sunshine |
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| Mare's tail clouds heralding windy weather ahead |
Last, but not least are some pics of the beautiful spider orchids...
