Orchid hunting conjures images from the 1800s – explorers in mud-spattered khaki, traipsing through impenetrable jungle, overloaded with equipment: jars, bottles, bags and boxes, a gun (to shoot down ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: Banskia men. Peter Bernhardt is a fan, one of the saviours of the house Nutcote where ...

Normally, when an insect lands on a flower, there’s a fair exchange of goods and services. The bug gets a slurp of delicious, nutritious nectar, and the plant gets the pollen that the bug was carrying ...

Rhizanthella gardneri is a cute, quirky and critically endangered orchid that lives all its life underground. It even blooms underground, making it virtually unique amongst plants. Last year, using ...

When you consider how easy orchids are to grow well, however, and the myriad colours, shapes and fragrances with which they flower, it is easy to appreciate their appeal. As the shortest day of the ...

More so than in any other country, our orchids are deceitful temptresses, with powerful perfume and come-hither good looks. A LONE WASP PICKS up on an exciting scent. Instantly he zigzags, following ...

The world's most mysterious and elusive orchid lives underground in Australia. Scientists are trying to rescue this botanic marvel from going completely extinct. As a child, Kingsley Dixon's favourite ...

GERALD McCraith was a man of his time, and his time lasted 100 years. A century in which he operated perhaps the most successful rabbit export trade in Australia and played a leading role in the ...

Given a north- or east-facing aspect in a frost-free environment they flower, year after year, from mid winter to late spring. With neglect, rather than pampering, they reward annually with sprays of ...

A FRENCH man heading home to Vietnam with native orchids he claims were a gift has had the plants seized by customs officials at Perth Airport. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped the ...

A native orchid species could be wiped out due to climate change in all but the Wet Tropics of Queensland, according to new research. The Australian rock orchid (Dendrobium speciosum) grows ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Leek orchids are a group of small, native wildflowers found in bushlands across southern Australia. Of the 140-odd leek orchids known today, ...