Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

The White Fairy Orchid is found mainly between Perth and Albany. It is not often seen and only flowers after a summer burn. Its favoured habitat is wet areas such as creeklines, swamp margins and on granite outcrops. It is often found in large colonies. It will hybridise with Cowslips where the two are found together.


Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

The White Fairy Orchid is quite a small orchid. Plants are rarely more than 15cm tall with one to four flowers 1-2cm across.

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid

Caladenia marginata - White Fairy Orchid


Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

The Dusky Fairy Orchid is a hybrid between the White Fairy Orchid and the Cowslip. It is usually pale yellow in colour with varying amounts of red stripes. After a large bushfire in the Stirling Range National Park in late 2019, this hybrid was found in huge numbers, along with vast numbers of both of the parent species.

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia x erminea - Dusky Fairy Orchid

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