Orchidaceae Caladenia

Cowslip Orchid Hybrid

Very common throughout WA. This is a hybrid type. Grows in dense colonies and is a hybrid between cowslip (C flava) and pink fairies (C. latifolia).

Crimson Spider Orchid

Dancing Spider Orchid

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.09-0.45 m high, horizontally arranged flowers. Grows in grey, brown or black sand, granitic loam. Sandy Banksia woodland, mallee woodland on margins of salt lakes.

Dragon Orchid

A small terrestrial orchid, growing to about 25cm high. Petals and sepals are green with a maroon stripe. Labellum covered with maroon hairs.

Dunsborough spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Dunsborough spider orchid, Caladenia viridescens ,a very rare orchid with perhaps 20 plants left at best, found in the Dunsborough area.

Esperance King Spider Orchid

Colourful Spider Orchid Grows 250 - 500mm. Up to three red yellow and green flowers Red tipped labellum

Exotic spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The vivid white and red orchid is the exotic spider orchid caladenia nivalis, from the dunsborough area.

Forrest Mantis Orchid

photo by Graeme W.

Frail Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. Another of our very rare orchids , the Frail Spider Orchid, Caladenia uliginosa.

Fringed Mantis Orchid

the Fringed Mantis differs from other members of the C. falcata complex in having larger flowers and a broader labellum with a smaller calli.

Funnel Web orchid hybrid

Funnel Web Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W.

Funnelweb Spider Orchid

another distinct spider orchid

Giant spider orchid

The giant spider orchid, Caladenia excelsa often grows up to 1.5 metres high with a large flower and long sepals and petals, uncommon. Photo by Graeme W.

Grand Spider Orchid

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.25-0.6 m high. Fl. green & cream & red, Sep to Oct. Grey or brown sand, clay loam. Grand Spider Orchid is listed as Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora).

Grand Spider Orchid hybrid

This is the biggest orchid I've seen this year , with very long sepals and petals. It is a cross between the grand and the sandplain spider orchids. The fringing is also very long,

Grand spider orchid, Caladenia huegelii.

Photo by Graeme W. Confirmed as Grand spider orchid, Caladenia huegelii. This red and white spider orchid only occurs in a very small area and flowers later than others Caladenias.

Green Spider Orchid

Greencomb Spider Orchid

This Orchid is a delicate, to 650cm high. Leaves hairy to 6cm long and 2cm wide. flowers are intricate, spider like, of various colours, green, white, yellow, maroon and red.

Heberle's spider orchid

Tuberous, perennial herb, 0.2-0.45 m high. Flowers Sept. to Oct. Grows in Sand, clayey loam and gravel.

Hybrid Spider Orchid

Island Point Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Island Point Spider Orchid, Caladenia Island Point was only known till last week from one population on the margins of Harvey estuary of 100 or so plants .

Joseph Spider Orchid

Joseph's spider orchid - Red version

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-0.3 m high. Grows in Sand, loam, clay loam. Damp flats. Found between Boyup Brook and Fitzgerald River.