Dec 31, 2020
Bonnie Bonnet by tessab101 I learned about the existence of this orchid on the 27th October through a Flickr colleague, and then the very next day, I found one growing behind my neighbour’s house! Our houses back onto bushland and we decided to go on a walk together, taking a shortcut to the walking track by going out her backyard. Only around 20 metres in, I spotted several of these beauties, and couldn’t believe my luck! They are known as the Hooded Orchid and also the Bonnet orchid (Cryptostylis erecta). They were growing beneath a rock shelf in a fairly sheltered position with broken sunlight. [Springwood, Blue Mountains, NSW] https://flic.kr/p/2knq2cq
