The reserve at Inverleigh, known as the Common, has been very dry for the last decade or more. But we've had something like average rainfall this year and the plants in the Common have responded. On a short visit this week we found a lot of orchids, dozens of a few species in a small area. And that's just the orchids. It was looking spectacular.
Hornet orchid Diuris sulphurea
Thelymitra sp. Sun-orchid. Possibly T. peniculata
Spotted Sun-orchid Thelymitra ixioides
Thelymitra sp. Sun-orchid. Possibly T. malvina
Above and below: Thelymitra rubra Salmon Sun-orchid
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