ORCHID IDENTIFICATION
Photos and information suplied by Pat Johns

	Caladenia pectinata  Common name: King Spider Orchid  Colour: Red, green  Sepals: Large clubs  Petals: Short, pointed, no clubs  Can grow to about 70 cms  Prefers winter wet country and base of granite rocks  Flowers September, October
	Thelymitra macmillanii  This is a hybrid, possibly between Thelymitra antennifera and    T. aff. holmesii  Colour: numerous shades of pink and cream  Prefers winter wet country and base of granite rocks  Flowers: September, October, November
	Caladenia latifolia  Common name: Pink Fairies  Colour: Pale to deep pink  Can grow to 45 cms and have up to 4 blooms/stem  Usually found close to the coast  Flowers: August - October
	Caladenia hiemalis  Common name: Dwarf Common Spider Orchid  Colour: Petals and sepals white with dark red/brown tips,    held  stiffly  Prefers moist areas in open woodland  Flowers: June - August
	Leporella fimbriata  Common name: Hare Orchid, Fringed Hare Orchid  Colour: Maroon - green  Labellum: Broad - green - maroon - long fringe  Leaves: red veined, bluish green  Found in Jarrah, Banksia forests and coastal heath  Flowers: March - June

	Pterostylis aff. sanguinea  Common name: Coastal Banded Greenhood  Colour: Mid green, white  Sepals: Slightly cupped  Usually found near the coast, in shaded areas  Flowers: June - September
	Pterostylis sanguinea  Common name: Dark Banded Greenhood  Colour: Brown - white  Occurs over a wide area inland from the coast and high rainfall areas  Flowers: June - September
	Caladenia roei  Common name: Ant Orchid, Clown Orchid  Colour: Red, greenish yellow  Labellum: Wide, central band black calli  Grows inland in scrub and near granite outcrops - mallee country  Flowers: August - October

A further seven orchids from Pat Johns have been placed on Page 2 - please click here. 
Updated 24 July 2005

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