Orchids

Can you help name this wildflower?

by Cellobella on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 · 2 comments

What is this called?

Yesterday I asked for your help in naming the flowers I photographed on my recent trip to Dunsborough.

A trip obstensively organised in order for me to play bridge, drink and eat with others who like to play bridge, drink and eat.

We didn’t win any money but the Busselton Bridge Club put on a fine event and we had a lot of fun.

Luckily for this blog, Doug (well his fiancee) and Paul came to the party with a bunch of names and now there is just one little orphan.

Any ideas?

Does this pic help?

Wildflowers in Dunsborough are tiny treasures

by Cellobella on Monday, October 25, 2010

Blue lady orchid

I know that I am somewhat parochial when it comes to the wonders of Western Australia.

This will come as no surprise to you.

We are carrying the nation at the moment of course and some of our natural features are extraordinary:

Purnalulu, Karajini, whale sharks to name a few.

And of course our wonderful wildflowers.

Mostly when you say wildflowers people think of the carpet of flowers that spreads across the midwest, but this time of year the southern forests are a treasure trove.

No wonder pioneer Georgiana Molloy got so excited.

The thing with the forests is that it is not until you are walking through the bush that you really see these glorious beauties.

And of course I was walking with my macro set to on.

I discovered two orchids – a pink enamel (my son assures me) and a blue lady.

Pink enamel orchid

If you can help me with the names of some of the others I’d love you for it.

How gorgeous is this purple fringed one?!

Some kind of fringe flower

: Elythranthera emarginata

: Hemigenia sp

: Stylidium sp.

: Conostylis sp.

: Stylidium sp.

: Borya?

: Lechenaultia biloba

: perhaps an old Isopogon flower head

: Chorizema or a Gastrolobium

: What is this called?

: Hybanthus sp.

: twining fringed-lily

: Hibbertia

: Isopogon or a Petrophile

: Dampiera sp.

: Fringed lily (Thysanotus sp.)

: Comesperma sp.

: Myrtaceae family

: Conostylis sp.

: Hibbertia sp.

: Thelymitra crinita

: Patersonia xanthina

The greenhood

by Cellobella on Tuesday, July 14, 2009

greenhood1

Found under a bush at Dunsborough. July 4, 2009.

About 18 cm tall.

Pterostylis vittata

More about this orchid.

Of course my orchid hunter (Hugamuga) found it.

It was the first time we’ve seen a greenhood on this site.

Stopping to smell the flowers

by Cellobella on Sunday, November 30, 2008 · 7 comments

Not that south west orchids smell – well not that I know of – but it occured to me today that I haven’t seen even one orchid in the wild this year.

In fact at all.

And I love these little treasures of the bush.

It makes me feel good to find them. Feel good to know that they are there.

Also most of this year I haven’t played bridge (although I have started again in the last fortnight). And I love playing bridge.

Are these the indicators that tell you your life is out of balance?

Maybe it’s the holiday season or maybe it’s Groover’s change in work. His change becoming my change?

Or at least forcing me to reassess my life.

What are the indicators in your life?

The Orchid Hunter

by Cellobella on Saturday, August 25, 2007

My resident orchid hunter wanted to show me the donkey orchids at Shenton Bushland this weekend. They were fabulous. Heaps of donkey and cowslip orchids which are always so lovely to find. Then at the Save the Children booksale we heard the Pink Fairy orchids were out at Bold Park.