GlenysBlue Sun Orchid
December 10th 2010 13:19
As previously mentioned, Western Australia is famous for the variety of colourful wildflowers which flower each year from about the end of July in the Gascoyne area of the state to October/November in the south. Tours are organised to take interested people to the wildflower areas.
Manypeaks, a district about 50km east of Albany, displays a lot of wildflowers during the wildflower season. The Blue Sun Orchid belongs to the Thelmitra genus which has over 20 species in Western Australia. This orchid is a relative of the Shirt orchid which was shown on this site last week. They are called sun orchids because their flowers open on sunny days and close each night. They can be found throughout the south west of Western Australia and grow best on inland granite outcrops. The flowers on these orchids can range in colour through shades of pink, blue and yellow. This photo was taken at Manypeaks, Western Australia.
Photographer: Trevor Cunningham
Blue Sun Orchid
Manypeaks, a district about 50km east of Albany, displays a lot of wildflowers during the wildflower season. The Blue Sun Orchid belongs to the Thelmitra genus which has over 20 species in Western Australia. This orchid is a relative of the Shirt orchid which was shown on this site last week. They are called sun orchids because their flowers open on sunny days and close each night. They can be found throughout the south west of Western Australia and grow best on inland granite outcrops. The flowers on these orchids can range in colour through shades of pink, blue and yellow. This photo was taken at Manypeaks, Western Australia.
Photographer: Trevor Cunningham
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