Rosy Hyacinth Orchid
The solitary specimen of Dipodium pulchellum (until proven otherwise), the Rosy Hyacinth Orchid, has at long last flowered. The flowering has helped to identify it - it’s not, as best I can determine, a Dipodium variegatum. The latter’s flowers are more self-coloured rather than spotted or mottled.
Here are three views of the orchid. The light was fading and the wind was rising (a thunderstorm was approaching). The images are not as sharp as I would like but better to have some images than none (due to the risk of storm damage - last night’s storm had wind gusts up to 75 km/hr).
Centre of the flower section.
View of the top.
A view of the top half of the orchid.
Hyacinth Orchid Blake:
Yes, Hyacinth-orchid is really my name. These pictures are so wonderful I’m glad that it is. I don’t even mind someone calling me dipodium pulchellum!
4 November 2005, 12:26 amKim:
Hi Gordon,
This is so exciting as I stumbbled on these flowers whilst camping between Erica and Moe, closer to Moe! I had such a hard time looking to images but found its name in a Australian Orchid book.
18 February 2008, 11:00 amDo you have any idea how I can sucessfully transfer these flowers back to suburbia.. if its even legal?
Where did you get these pics? - Congrates on great clear shots though!
Kim