Australian Native Orchids
Australian native orchid species.
Australian native orchids. Authored by mark clements and david jones. Australian native species and hybrids a large range of cymbidiums along with other minor genus such as laelia maxillaria zygopetalum and cold growing cattleya are all grown at our nursery. The terrestrial orchids all appreciate good air movement however with over 800 species of australian native orchids it is a little difficult to be specific with care. The flowers are thought to be pollinated by fungal gnats and the seed is eaten and distributed by bandicoots.
This web site is dedicated to the activities of the victoria and geelong groups. The cooler growing orchids ie. They are so popular that the specialist australasian native orchid society anos has 20 active groups throughout australia and affiliations with new zealand and new guinea native orchid societies. This orchid is thought to use food mimicry to attract native.
Both of these societies are very active holding monthly meetings and publishing bulletins each month. A pdf of a list. Australian orchidaceae checklist of genera and species. Generally speaking australian orchids have smaller more subtle flowers than their exotic counterparts.
More specific information is available from suppliers. Australasian native orchid society anos members are dedicated to the cultivation conservation and scientific study of native orchids in the australasian region. The australian native dendrobium class is broken up into two general sections cooler growing and warmer growing. Australian native orchids fall within the scope of both the society for growing australian plants and orchid societies.
We specialize in cool growing orchids suitable for garden culture in temperate regions worldwide. The best advice is to try to provide conditions similar to natural environment for the species. Section dendrocoryne rhizobium typically appear around 0 to 1500m elevation on the great dividing range from northern tasmania up to cape york only in the highlands up in north queensland.