Indigenous Wildflowers – Orchids • 02.14.10
Glossodia major - Wax-lip Orchid after bushfire
Here are 2 orchids that we saw in the spring after the bushfire. Wax-lip Orchid - Glossodia major is one of the dominant orchids on our block. We saw the Wax-lip Orchid - Glossodia major before the bushfire but it was in a far greater abundance
Calochilus robertsonii - Purplish Beard-orchid after bushfire
after the bushfire. On the other hand we had never see the Purplish Beard-orchid – Calochilus robertsonii on our block before the bushfire and only saw 1 specimen in spring this year, what an exciting new treat.
Hopefully next year we will have a greater diversity of orchids as in general bushfire stimulates their regeneration and it may take a few seasons after the bushfire event until you get to see the full diversity of orchids that have been stimulated by a bushfire.
