Caladenia cairnsiana

Caladenia cairnsiana, pachychila & hybrids

A small but beautiful orchid (One of my top ten favourites). Plants can be up to 30cm tall with several flowers 1.3 cm long per stem, but are usually single flowered. Hybrids are common with the Wispy Spider Orchid group where the two grow together.
C. pachychila is distinguished from C. cairnsiana by having smaller, paler flowers on shorter stems and a much more pronounced gland on the tip of the labellum.

Caladenia cairnsiana Zebra Orchid	Caladenia cairnsiana Zebra Orchid	Caladenia cairnsiana Zebra Orchid	Caladenia cairnsiana Zebra Orchid
Caladenia cairnsiana Zebra Orchid	Caladenia cairnsiana Zebra Orchid
Caladenia ericksoniae Prisoner Orchid Hybrid between C. cairnsiana and a member of the Wispy Spider Orchid group	Caladenia ericksoniae Prisoner Orchid Hybrid between C. cairnsiana and a member of the Wispy Spider Orchid group	Caladenia ericksoniae Prisoner Orchid Hybrid between C. cairnsiana and a member of the Wispy Spider Orchid group
Caladenia pachychila Wheatbelt Zebra Orchid	Caladenia pachychila Wheatbelt Zebra Orchid