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TUBERS :

CALADENIA ; CORYBAS ; CYRTOSTYLIS ; DIURIS ; ERIOCHILUS ; LEPTOCERUS ; LYPERANTHUS ; MICROTIS ; PTEROSTYLIS ; THELYMITRA.

 

TERRESTRIAL FLASKS :

 

THELYMITRA (Thely.)(Sun Orchids)

 

Sun orchid flowers close at night. They open during the day provided the temperature exceeds 20-30’C. Contrary to popular belief they do not need sunshine to open. Sun orchids are multiflowering and come in every colour of the rainbow including the most beautiful blues. They have vigorous root systems. Try to avoid hot wet humid conditions when the plants are going dormant because this is a danger time for tuber rot. Flowers appear in Spring and early Summer. Hybrids are free flowering and vigorous. Repot into fresh mix soon after the plants go dormant each year. Use standard soil mix.

Price includes 3 tubers per variety.

 

SPECIES

Thelymitra luteocilium  (Salmon Sun Orchid)  $36.00

Has 3-4 salmon pink flowers with yellow hair tufts on the column. Sep-Oct. Self pollinating. Increases.

 

HYBRIDS

Thelymitra Goldfingers  #397  (nuda x antennifera)  $24.00

Carries 3-5 large dark pink-red flowers with 2 yellow antennae on the column. Sep-Oct. Multiplies

 

Thelymitra Goldfingers  #410  (nuda ‘Tall White’ x antennifera)  $42.00

This clone has 40mm yellow flowers. Sep-Oct.

 

Thelymitra Kay Nesbitt  (rubra x antennifera)  $42.00

Slender plant carries 2-4 shapely deep pink flowers in Aug-Oct.

Free flowering. Multiplies.

 

Thelymitra Melon Glow  (antennifera x luteocilium)  $30.00

Has watermelon coloured flowers. Free flowering. Sep-Oct.

 

Thelymitra Queen Adelaide  (aristata x antennifera)  $33.00

Has 2-4 blooms in sunset shades. Sep-Oct.

 

 

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