Common name:
Waxlip Orchid; Parson-in-the-Pulpit
Family name:
Orchidaceae
Botanical name:
Glossodia major
Flowering/fruiting season:
September - November
Location:
'Dry forests, especially vigorous and abundant on burnt soil' (Fraser & McJannett, 1993:66); Aranda bushland; 'Fairly common at low and intermediate altitudes, Kowen area, Black Mountain, Five Crossings area, Orroral Valley ' (Burbidge & Gray, 1976:124)
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Notes:
'One of the largest and most striking of local orchids' (Fraser & McJannett, 1993:66)
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Horticulture :
Terrestrial orchids '… generally considered difficult and short-lived in cultivation…' (Wrigley & Fagg, 1998:626)
Similar species:
Caladenia caerulea
Wahlenbergia spp.
Use code:
ROOT