Esperance Wildflowers

Click image to enlarge Thelymitra petrophila - Granite Sun Orchid This attractive species is quite common in soil pockets on and around ...

Click image to enlarge Coastal Sun Orchid - Thelymitra granitora A stocky orchid to around 30 cm (12") in height, which are sel...

Click image to enlarge Blue Lady Orchid - Thelymitra crinita One of my favourite orchids due to the amazing blue color of the flower...

Click image to enlarge Thelymitra vulgaris - Slender Sun Orchid This species is mainly a coastal or near coastal orchid, occurring...

Click image to enlarge Lemon-scented Sun Orchid Hybrid - Thelymitra antennifera X This Sun Orchid hybrid is a bit of a mystery as ...

Click image to enlarge Lemon-scented Sun Orchid - Thelymitra antennifera Due to the two large upright lobes at the rear of the colum...

Click image to enlarge Twisted Sun Orchid - Thelymitra flexuosa A reasonably common orchid of seepage zones, around ephemeral swamps...

Click image to enlarge Azure Sun Orchid - Thelymitra occidentalis This sun orchid was previously known as Thelymitra azurea, as it ...

Click image to enlarge Leopard Orchid - Thelymitra benthamiana A very impressive chunky orchid growing to 500 mm (over 1' 6...

Click image to enlarge Southern Curly-locks Sun Orchid - Thelymitra uliginosa Previously placed with Thelymitra spiralis, but now se...

Click image to enlarge Tiger Orchid - Thelymitra tigrina I have only encountered a single colony of this orchid in the Esperance reg...