Pink Lady's Fingers Orchid

Description:

A native Australian Orchid Description: Terrestrial herb. Leaf narrow-linear, to 15 cm long and 4 mm wide, and sparsely hairy. Inflorescence to 15 cm high, 1-flowered. Sepals and lateral petals to 0.7 cm long, the outer surfaces with short but dense glandular hairs, reddish brown; the inner surfaces white to pink; dorsal sepal erect. Labellum ± obovate, to c. 6 mm long and wide, 3-lobed, white to pinkish; lateral lobes entire, pronounced and protrusive; midlobe small and acute, margins weakly toothed. Central calli in 2 rows with smooth stalks and clubbed, yellow heads becoming shorter towards tip. Column 5–7 mm long, with reddish bands; basal glands absent.

Habitat:

Grows in eucalypt woodland. Found mostly in NSW but also in Qld andVic.

Notes:

Blooms from sept-october So we went at the perfect time!