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Julian Dargan

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My passion is showcasing Australia’s native orchids and their habitats.

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MITCHELL’S RUSTYHOOD
𝙋𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙞

Widespread and common in inland areas; found in drier types of eucalypt forest, 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴 woodland and on rocky slopes and ridges, amongst outcrops, in well-drained soils and gravels.

Flowering August-October

Western Downs, QLD.

📷 27/9/26
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#australiannativeorchid #mitchellsrustyhood #pterostylismitchellii #qldparks #terrestrialorchid by @botany_bound

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GUNN’S TREE ORCHID
𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨

Locally common; grows on shrubs and trees, and occasionally on boulders, in areas of high moisture with abundant airflow, such as gullies, stream banks along creek lines, and shaded slopes of moist to wet sclerophyll forests and drier rainforests. Rare in the northern part of its range, where it occurs at higher altitudes than its southern populations.

Flowering October-December

Northern New England Tablelands, NSW.

📷 8/10/26
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#australiannativeorchid #gunnstreeorchid #sarcochilusaustralis #nswparks #orchid by @botany_bound

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4 days ago

Sarcochilus Marina Harriot ‘Purple Heart’

S. ceciliae 50.0%
S. hirticalcar 25.0%
S. fitzgeraldii 12.5%
S. hartmannii 12.5%

Growing in cultivation, Ipswich QLD. by @botany_bound

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5 days ago

Sarcochilus spathulatus

Gold Coast Hinterland, QLD

First time finding this species at this location. by @botany_bound

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𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙮𝙗𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙨

Endemic to Malaysia.

This species is found in southern Sarawak around Kuching and Bau where it likes to grow in moss beds on limestone outcrops in hot humid conditions.

Special thanks to John-Michiel Koens / @hidden_world_macro_photography for letting me photograph this beautiful species.
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#corybas #terrestrialorchid #orchid #malaysia #borneo by @botany_bound

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3 months ago

SPURRED HELMET ORCHID
𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙮𝙗𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙪𝙨

Widespread, common in coastal areas and hinterland ranges. Grows amongst ferns and shrubs, in heaths and humid areas of open forests.

Flowering March-July

Gold Coast Hinterland, QLD.

📷 19/4/26
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#australiannativeorchid #spurredhelmetorchid #corybas #aconitiflorus #qldparks by @botany_bound

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5 months ago

Today is World Book Day - 23rd April

…and what better way to celebrate than with a book you’ve helped contribute to.

“Growing Australian Terrestrial Orchids, a practical guide for the hobby grower.”

By Mike Pieloor, Helen Richards & Richard Thompson.

A very well written and structured publication that gives readers an ‘easy to read’ guide without sacrificing relevant information. Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Available through the Australian Orchid Foundation website - https://australianorchidfoundation.org.au/publications-of-the-australian-orchid-foundation/ (as well as other establishments)

Many thanks to the authors for the chance to be involved 🙏 by @botany_bound

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6 months ago

More progress with the seed raising.

Successful non-sterile symbiotic germination of Caladenia latifolia hybrid, fungus from C. fuscata.

Fingers crossed they keep growing 🤞 by @botany_bound

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9 months ago

NORTHERN HOOKED RUSTYHOOD
𝙋𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙞 𝗺𝘀

Named after Cyril Ralph Crane in 2020, based on specimens collected in 1992 from Texas, QLD.

Locally common. Grows in and around grasses and shrubs, amongst rocks and boulders on ridges and slopes in drier forests and 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴 woodlands; on freely draining loam and gravel.

Conservation Status - Yet to be determined

Flowering September-November

Southern Downs, QLD.

📷 13/9/25

Big thanks to @hidden_world_macro_photography for showing me these 🙏
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#australiannativeorchids #northernhookedrustyhood #pterostylis #cranei #terrestrialorchid #orchid #southerndowns #qldparks by @botany_bound

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a year ago

BRIDAL VEIL ORCHID
𝘿𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢

Widespread and common; grows on rocks or trees in rainforest, riparian and tidal zones. In particular on Hoop Pine (𝘈𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘪) in rainforests and Swamp Oak (𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘤𝘢) along rivers and in mangrove areas.

Flowering July-August

Lockyer Valley, QLD.

📷 16/8/25
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#australiannativeorchid #bridalveilorchid #Dendrobium #Dockrillia #epiphyte #qldparks #lockyervalleyregion by @botany_bound

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a year ago

Rhinochilus (Sarcochilus Judith ‘Pendant’ x Rhinerrhiza divitiflora) ‘Orange Ripples’

Ancestry…

Rhinerrhiza divitiflora = 50%
Sarcochilus hartmannii = 25%
Sarcochilus falcatus = 12.5%
Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii = 12.5%

Purchased from The Hanging Garden

📷 11/10/25. (Photos 1&2 using flash; 3&4 without) by @botany_bound

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a year ago

COMMON JEWEL ORCHID
𝙕𝙚𝙪𝙭𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖

Widespread and common in Eastern States; Grows in dark, moist situations in rainforests, riparian zones and embankments in wet sclerophyll forest.

Flowering July-October.

Status - Threatened in the Northern Territory, Priority 2 in Western Australia.

Sunshine Coast Hinterland, QLD.

📷 3/10/25
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#australiannativeorchid #CommonJewelOrchid #Zeuxine #ThreatenedSpecies #qldparks #sunshinecoast #terrestrialorchid #orchid by @botany_bound

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