Scented Sun Orchid is a photograph by Michaela Perryman which was uploaded on May 16th, 2020.
Scented Sun Orchid
Thelymitra macrophylla – Scented Sun Orchid
A tall blue sun orchid 300 to 1,000mm high with longitudinally ribbed leaf 100-300mm long. Up... more
Title
Scented Sun Orchid
Artist
Michaela Perryman
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Thelymitra macrophylla – Scented Sun Orchid
A tall blue sun orchid 300 to 1,000mm high with longitudinally ribbed leaf 100-300mm long. Up to 20 highly fragrant, blue, mauve, purple or pink flowers 30-50mm across with broad spreading petals and sepals and a distinctive column with a smooth, yellow crested mid-lobe and white tufted lateral lobes. Grows in Eucalyptus forests and open wandoo woodland between Perth and Albany in spring.
This Australian native orchid was found flowering in Spring at Dunsborough Library Reserve, Western Australia
Featured in
The Beauty o Orchids Group 18/05/2020
Australia in Pictures 03/08/2020
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2nd place Orchid challenge - Australian Wildflowers group July 2020
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May 16th, 2020
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Comments (12)
Kaye Menner
Congratulations on your 1st Place in Orchid contest in Australian Wildflower Group.This is just so pretty with wonderful composition. Love your work :)
Robert Tubesing
Your orchids are wonderful...all of the wild ones are new to me. Thank you for photographing them!
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