Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: Banskia men. Peter Bernhardt is a fan, one of the saviours of the house Nutcote where ...

More so than in any other country, our orchids are deceitful temptresses, with powerful perfume and come-hither good looks. A LONE WASP PICKS up on an exciting scent. Instantly he zigzags, following ...

When you consider how easy orchids are to grow well, however, and the myriad colours, shapes and fragrances with which they flower, it is easy to appreciate their appeal. As the shortest day of the ...

Ryan Phillips received funding from the Australian Research Council to study the evolution and conservation of sexually deceptive orchids. Orchids are famed for their beautiful and alluring flowers – ...

Given a north- or east-facing aspect in a frost-free environment they flower, year after year, from mid winter to late spring. With neglect, rather than pampering, they reward annually with sprays of ...

Orchid hunting conjures images from the 1800s – explorers in mud-spattered khaki, traipsing through impenetrable jungle, overloaded with equipment: jars, bottles, bags and boxes, a gun (to shoot down ...

The world's most mysterious and elusive orchid lives underground in Australia. Scientists are trying to rescue this botanic marvel from going completely extinct. As a child, Kingsley Dixon's favourite ...

THE part of this beautiful and instructive work which has just reached us contains ten plates, illustrations of sixteen species belonging to the genera Prasophyllum, Thelymitra, Sarcochilus, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Leek orchids are a group of small, native wildflowers found in bushlands across southern Australia. Of the 140-odd leek orchids known today, ...

Normally, when an insect lands on a flower, there’s a fair exchange of goods and services. The bug gets a slurp of delicious, nutritious nectar, and the plant gets the pollen that the bug was carrying ...

Exciting 19-year-old Gold Coast Titans prodigy Hippi was outstanding, threatening the Orchids defence every time she touched the ball, scoring a hat-trick and setting up another t ...