Australian Native Plants - Donkey Orchids
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Diuris aurea
(Golden Donkey Orchid) |
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Height
60cm |
The Golden Donkey Orchid is a terrestrial orchid from eastern Australia. The flower petals are yellow. The labellum and dorsal sepal are yellow with dark blotches. The lateral sepals are greenish and narrow, usually curled at the edges. Diuris... Read more > |
Diuris behrii
(Golden Cowslips) |
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Height
50cm |
Golden Cowslips is a terrestrial orchid in the Diuris (Donkey Orchid) genus. The flowers are produced in small clusters of up to four, and each individual flower is about 4 cm across. The flowers are golden yellow and usually have darker stripes on... Read more > |
Diuris brevifolia
(Short-leaf Donkey-orchid) |
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Height
40cm |
The Short-leaf Donkey-orchid is only found in South Australia. It produces bright yellow flowers, with reddish brown markings on the labellum and dorsal sepal. The lateral sepals are narrow and greenish. Flowers are produced on stems up to 40 cm... Read more > |
Diuris brumalis
(Winter Donkey Orchid) |
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Height
20cm - 50cm |
The Winter Donkey Orchid is a perennial terrestrial orchid for Western Australia. The flowers are mainly yellow with brown markings on the labellum lobes and the dorsal sepal. It has two large erect yellow petals which give the name Donkey Orchid.... Read more > |
Diuris corymbosa
(Common Donkey Orchid) |
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Height
20cm - 30cm |
The Common Donkey Orchid is a tuberous ground growing orchid. It has yellow petals, with orange or reddish brown on the labellum and dorsal sepal. The large yellow lateral petals stick up like ears. The lateral sepals are narrow and greenish. The... Read more > |
Diuris drummondii
(Tall Donkey Orchid) |
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Height
50cm - 105cm |
The Tall Donkey Orchid is endemic to Western Australia. As its name indicates it is a fairly large Diuris species growing to about a metre in height. The flowers are yellow, with typical ear-shaped lateral petals. The labellum and dorsal sepal are... Read more > |
Diuris magnifica
(Pansy Orchid) |
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Height
60cm |
The Pansy Orchid has a typical Donkey Orchid shape with the two lateral petals sticking up like ears. It is one of most attractive flowering Diuris orchids, and this is reflected in the species name of magnifica. The dorsal sepal is yellow and... Read more > |
Diuris nigromontana
(Black Mountain Leopard Orchid) |
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the Black Mountain Leopard Orchid is a yellow flowered terrestrial orchid. The species name nigromontana refers to its range on Black mountain in the ACT. The lateral petal are yellow with reddish brown markings towards the base of the petals. The... Read more > |
Diuris pardina
(Leopard Orchid) |
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Height
15cm - 40cm |
The Leopard Orchid is a terrestrial orchid species from south eastern Australia. It produces clusters of flowers with up to ten individual flowers about 3 cm in diameter in a cluster. The flowers are yellow with numerous reddish brown blotches on... Read more > |
Diuris praecox
(Newcastle Doubletail) |
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Height
40cm |
The Newcastle Doubletail is a Donkey Orchid from the Diuris genus. It produces clusters of six to ten flowers in winter from July to early September. The flowers are yellow some dark brown markings on the labellum and the dorsal sepal. The lateral... Read more > |
Diuris punctata
(Purple Diuris) |
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Height
50cm |
The Purple Diuris is a deciduous terrestrial orchid. It has between one and three green grassy leaves to about 25 cm in length and 4 mm wide. It produces clusters of between one and ten purple flowers on each stem. The individual flowers are about 5... Read more > |
Diuris sulphurea
(Tiger Orchid) |
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Height
20cm - 60cm |
the Tiger Orchid is a ground orchid from eastern Australia. The flowers are bright yellow with dark reddish brown patches on the dorsal sepal and labellum (the lip). Like other donkey Orchids, the two lateral sepals are narrow and point downwards.... Read more > |
