Spiranthes australis

Pink Spiral Orchid

Flowering: October through to March

Usual habitat/distribution: Marshy and poorly drained spots usually around reeds and grasses.

Description: Flower gets about 20 – 45cm tall with anywhere up to 60 flowers in a distinctive spiral arrangement. Can’t really be mixed up with anything else!

Status: Not listed

Snapped this one on private property near Deddington. We found two groups, each with three spikes in the clump. Growing alongside a dried out creek amongst the grasses and sedges at the edge of a sheep paddock.