{"id":1491,"date":"2014-12-30T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T14:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/?page_id=1491"},"modified":"2022-03-27T12:50:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T12:50:30","slug":"thelymitra-apiculata-cleopatras-needles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/?page_id=1491","title":{"rendered":"<em>Thelymitra apiculata<\/em> - Cleopatra's Needles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This orchid is closely related to T. variegata (Queen of Sheba). It differs in having less variably coloured flowers and an earlier flowering period. It is one of the first Thelymitra to flower in the year, starting in early June. It is found in scrublands on the top of laterite hills between Gingin and Eneabba. This is quite a contrast to the similar Queen of Sheba (T. variegata) which prefers sandy soils. The scrub in which the Cleopatra's Needles grows is often very thick and prickly and the orchids often grow up through bushes. Long pants are recommended when searching for this orchid!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1492\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1492\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1492\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata1-126x180.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata1-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata1-280x400.jpg 280w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata1.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1493\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1493\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1493\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata2-126x180.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata2-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata2-280x400.jpg 280w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata2.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1494\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1494\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1494\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata3-126x180.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata3-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata3-280x400.jpg 280w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata3.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1495\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1495\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1495\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata4-126x180.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata4-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata4-280x400.jpg 280w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata4.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1496\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1496\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1496\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata5-126x180.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata5-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata5-280x400.jpg 280w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata5.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1497\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1497\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1497\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata6-126x180.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata6-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata6-280x400.jpg 280w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata6.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1498\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1498\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1498\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata7-126x180.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata7-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata7-280x400.jpg 280w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata7.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1499\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1499\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1499\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata8-180x126.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"180\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata8-180x126.jpg 180w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata8-400x280.jpg 400w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata8-690x483.jpg 690w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata8.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1500\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/apiculata9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1500\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1500\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/apiculata9-126x180.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/apiculata9-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/apiculata9-280x400.jpg 280w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/apiculata9.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1501\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1501\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1501\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata10-180x126.jpg\" alt=\"Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles\" width=\"180\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata10-180x126.jpg 180w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata10-400x280.jpg 400w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata10-690x483.jpg 690w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/thelymitra\/apiculata10.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7271\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7271\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata21-175x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7271\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata21-175x250.jpg 175w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata21-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata21.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7268\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7268\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata18-175x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7268\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata18-175x250.jpg 175w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata18-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata18-768x1097.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata18-690x986.jpg 690w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata18-980x1400.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7267\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7267\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata17-175x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7267\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata17-175x250.jpg 175w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata17-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata17.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7266\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7266\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata16-175x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7266\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata16-175x250.jpg 175w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata16-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata16.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7265\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7265\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata15-175x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata15-175x250.jpg 175w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata15-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata15.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7264\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7264\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata14-175x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7264\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata14-175x250.jpg 175w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata14-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata14.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7263\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7263\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata13-175x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata13-175x250.jpg 175w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata13-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata13.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7262\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7262\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata12-175x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7262\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata12-175x250.jpg 175w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata12-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata12.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7261\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7261\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata11-175x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7261\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata11-175x250.jpg 175w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata11-126x180.jpg 126w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata11.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7270\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7270\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata20-357x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"126\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata20-357x250.jpg 357w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata20-180x126.jpg 180w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata20-768x538.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata20-690x483.jpg 690w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata20.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7269\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7269\" src=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata19-357x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"126\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7269\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata19-357x250.jpg 357w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata19-180x126.jpg 180w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata19-768x538.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata19-690x483.jpg 690w, http:\/\/chookman.id.au\/wp_orchids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apiculata19.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelymitra apiculata - Cleopatra's Needles<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This orchid is closely related to T. variegata (Queen of Sheba). It differs in having less variably coloured flowers and an earlier flowering period. It is one of the first Thelymitra to flower in the year, starting in early June. It is found in scrublands on the top of laterite hills between Gingin and Eneabba. 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