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of the
Native Orchid Society of
South Australia Inc
Print Post Approved .Volume 36 Nº 9
PP 543662/00018 October 2012
NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA PO BOX 565 UNLEY SA 5061
www.nossa.org.au.
The Native Orchid Society of South Australia promotes the conservation of orchids through
the preservation of natural habitat and through cultivation. Except with the documented
official representation of the management committee, no person may represent the Society on
any matter. All native orchids are protected in the wild; their collection without written
Government permit is illegal.
PRESIDENT SECRETARY Geoffrey Borg: Robert Lawrence ph 82948014, or 0488 356 720
Email. [email protected] Email: [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Kris Kopicki
COMMITTEE Bill Dear
Bob Bates Cathy Houston
Pamela Monk
EDITOR TREASURER David Hirst Marj Sheppard
14 Beaverdale Avenue Telephone 8344 2124
Windsor Gardens SA 5087 mob. 0419 189 118
Telephone 8261 7998
Email: [email protected]
LIFE MEMBERS
Mr R. Hargreaves† Mr. L. Nesbitt
Mr H. Goldsack† Mr G. Carne
Mr R. Robjohns† Mr R Bates
Mr J. Simmons† Mr R Shooter
Mr D. Wells† Mr W Dear Mrs C Houston
Conservation Officer: Cathy Houston telephone 8356 7356; Email: [email protected]
Field Trips Coordinator: Wendy Hudson. Ph: 8251 2762, Email: [email protected]
Trading Table: Judy Penney Show Marshall: B Jensen Registrar of Judges: Les Nesbitt
Tuber bank Coordinator: Jane Higgs ph. 8558 6247; email: [email protected]
New Members Coordinator: Vacant
PATRON Mr L. Nesbitt
The Native Orchid Society of South Australia, while taking all due care, take no responsibility for loss or damage
to any plants whether at shows, meetings or exhibits.
Views or opinions expressed by authors of articles within this Journal do not necessarily reflect the views or
opinions of the management committee. We condone the reprint of any articles if acknowledgment is given
Journal Cost $2. per issue. Family or Single Membership with subscription $20.00*
*Postal Mail full year $20.00. Email full year $15.00. Pro-rata rates for third quarter $10.00 and last quarter $5.00
Students $10.00 per year. Juniors $5.00
Front cover from an original drawing of Caleana major by Helen Lawrence. Used with her kind permission.
JOURNAL OF THE
NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY
OF
SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC.
OCTOBER 2012 VOL. 36 NO 9
CONTENTS THIS JOURNAL
Title Author Page
Diary Dates 90
September Judging Results 91
For Your Information – NOSSA News 92
NOSSA Sarcanthinae Show 2012 93
2012 Spring Show report Les Nesbitt 93
NOSSA visit to Muloowurtie Reserve, Mulbura Park, Ramsay Way
` and the Brentwood Cemetery, on Yorke Peninsula Leo Davis 95
September 2012 Winning Photo Rosalie Lawrence 99
The Native Orchid Society of South Australia meets every
4th
Tuesday of the months February –November
NEXT MEETING 23 OCTOBER 2012 .
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
Tues, 30th
October. Meeting commences at 7:30 p.m. to be held at the home of David & Rosemary Hirst, 14 Beaverdale Ave Windsor Gdns.
DIARY DATES
Oct 27, Saturday; 11am Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens Spring flowering orchids
Nov 11th
Sunday Cox Scrub for Caleana & Paracaleana (Duck orchids)
Dec 29th
Saturday Raywood Nursery & Talisker CP for Dipodium
25th November Sunday Annual NOSSA BBQ, Myponga Nov 27
th Tuesday ANNUAL AUCTION and XMAS Supper
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday, 23 October at St Matthew's Hall, Bridge Street, Kensington. Meeting
starts at 8:00 p.m. Doors to the hall will be open from 7:15 p.m. to allow Members
access to the Library and trading table.
The meeting comprises the Sarcanthinae Show [see page 93].
Kevin Western will also be speaking at the September Meeting about Sarchochilus.
Judging results for September Meeting
Species: Bulbophyllum elisae; Dendrobium falcorostrum; Dendrobium kingianum (Corrigans Red x
Cherries) x Clara; Dendrobium tetragonum var. melaleucaphilum; Dockrillia mortii; Dockrillia
striolata; Sarcochilus aequlis; Sarcochilus australis; Sarcochilus falcatus; Sarcochilus spathulatus;
Sarcochilus weinthalii.
Hybrids: Dendrobium Brinawa Charm; Dendrobium Blush x Gulginnie x kingianum x Lynette
Banks; Dendrobium Colonial Summit; Dendrobium delicatum ‘Apple Blossom; Dendrobium
delicatum; Dendrobium Elegent Glow; Dendrobium Elegent Heart; Dendrobium Kate x Steve;
Dendrobium Peewee ‘Keith x Katherine Banks; Dendrobium Keb No 1 x James; Dendrobium
unknown.
Terrestrials benched;
Species: Caladenia arenicola; Caladenia latifolia; Caladenia reticulata; Chiloglottis trapeziformis;
Chiloglottis aff. truncata; Diuris sulphurea; Microtis unifolia; Pterostylis cycnocephala; Pterostylis
pedunculata. Pterostylis plumosa.
Hybrids: Caladenia ‘Fairy Children’; Diuris Earwig (2 plants); Pterostylis Hoodwink.
Judging results
Epiphyte species Open division Grower
1st
Dendrobium falcorostrum W & S Walloscheck
2nd
Sarcochilus weinthalii Kris Kopicki
3rd Dockrillia striolata Les Nesbitt
Epiphyte Hybrid Open division None benched
Epiphytes Species 2nd
division:
1st Dendrobium kingianum (Corrigans Red x Cherries) x Clara Janet Adams
No 2nd
or 3rd
Epiphytes Hybrids 2nd
division
1st
Dendrobium Brinawa Charm Janet Adams
2nd Dendrobium delicatum ‘Apple Blossom Janet Adams
3rd Dendrobium Peewee ‘Keith x Katherine Banks Janet Adams
Terrestrial species Open division
1st Diuris sulphurea Kris Kopicki
2nd
Chiloglottis trapeziformis Les Nesbitt
3rd
Pterostylis cycnocephala Les Nesbitt
Terrestrial hybrids Open division 1
st Diuris Earwig John & Bev Gay
2nd Pterostylis Hoodwink Les Nesbitt
3rd
Caladenia ‘Fairy Children’ Les Nesbitt
Terrestrial Species 2nd
division
Microtis unifolia Janet Adams
Terrestrial Hybrid 2nd
division
1st Diuris Earwig Janet Adams
Popular vote
Terrestrial species: Caladenia arenicola Kris Kopicki
Terrestrial Species 2nd
division: Pterostylis curta Janet Adams
Terrestrial hybrid: Diuris Earwig John & Bev Gay
Terrestrial Hybrid 2nd
division; Diuris Earwig Janet Adams
Epiphyte Species: Dendrobium tetragonum var. melaleucaphilum Kris Kopicki
Epiphyte Species 2nd
division; Dendrobium kingianum Janet Adams
Epiphyte Hybrid 2nd
division Dendrobium Brinawa Charm Janet Adams
Plant of the night: Diuris Earwig John & Bev Gay
Plant commentary on terrestrials given by Les Nesbitt & on epiphytes by Noel Oliver.
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September Speaker: Les Nesbitt spoke briefly on the Dockrillia teretifolia seedings then
proceeded to raffle them off. There will be a second distribution at the October Meeting
FIELD TRIPS
Upcoming Field Trips
All field trips commence at 10:00 AM
Date Site Orchids Meeting Place
Oct 13,
Saturday
Scott Creek CP Thelymitra
grandiflora
Corner of Cherry Gardens and Dorset
Vale Road, Cherry Gardens. 168E8.
Oct 27
Saturday
Mt Lofty Botanic
Gardens
Meet at the Lower carpark, Lampert
Road, Crafers. UBD 145F4.
**NOSSA members willing to assist with
this tour would be most appreciated.
Nov 11
Sunday
Cox Scrub Caleana &
Paracaleana (Duck
orchids)
Southern end of Cox Scrub, small car
park, corner Creek Road & Bond Road
(no through road) Ashbourne.
Dec 29
Saturday
Raywood Nursery
& Talisker CP
Dipodium Delamere Store, corner Main South Road
& Cole Road, Delamere.
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION - NOSSA NEWS
2012 MEMBERSHIP NOTICE Members who wish to pay 2012 Membership Fees electronically should e-mail NOSSA Treasurer on
You will receive banking details so that you can complete your subscription. Please remember to include in your e-
mail any change of address details. Marj Sheppard, Treasurer
NEXT JUDGES MEETING The next judges meeting will be October 13
th at Les Nesbitt’s home
TUBER BANK
Tubers (or, at this stage, promise of prospective tubers) are urgently needed for
the Tuber Bank. Could you please let me know if you will have any, and what
they are, as soon as possible, so that I can compile a list before December.
Thank you. Contact details are as follows:-
Jane Higgs
Phone no. 08 85586247
P.O. Box 134
MYPONGA. S.A. 5202
email: [email protected]
XMAS RAFFLE
Please bring in to Faye Eaton at the October meeting any items to that can be
added to the Christmas Stocking/Basket Raffle prize. Please check that the use
by dates on the products will still be current into 2013.
NOSSA Sarcanthinae Show 2012
Held at October monthly meeting [Tuesday 23rd]
Show Schedule
Class Description
Sarcochilus hartmannii
Sarcochilus falcatus
Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii
Other Sarcochilus Species
Other allied species
Seedling - species 1st
flowering (Mark with a white ribbon)
Sarcochilus Fitzhart
Sarcochilus Hybrid – predominately white
Sarcochilus Hybrid – white with red centre
Sarcochilus Hybrid – pink/red
Sarcochilus Hybrid – yellow/green
Sarcochilus Hybrid – any other colour
Allied Intergeneric hybrid
Judges will select from within these classes for both species and hybrids:
The best seedling
The best specimen
Seedling - hybrid 1st
flowering (Mark with a white ribbon)
Grand Champion of the show will be the best overall Sarcochilus
There will be only one division for the Sarc show at the October meeting.
2012 Spring Show report Les Nesbitt
The 2012 show display was the best for several years. There were lots of high quality
specimen epiphytes, including speciosums, and the terrestrials were good also. The sales
tables groaned under the weight of so many flowering Dendrobium speciosum in this special
blooming year. There was the usual buyer rush at 10am on Saturday. For the remainder of
the show visitors took their time to look and learn. Visitors went away with a small free
orchid just for attending. It is a fun time for the Society workers to talk about the orchids
they love with their peers and breathe in the perfume of so many wonderful Australian
orchids. Photographers enjoyed the chance to get up close to such a variety of flowers.
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ARTICLES / ITEMS FOR NEXT JOURNAL Articles / items for the October journal need to reach the Editor by Friday November 9
th.
Seventeen growers staged orchids in the displays this year. For two or three it will probably
be their last show so that added to the emotion. Moving around the hall there were two
magnificent yellow speciosums in Noel Oliver’s display together with a white speciosum
var curvicaule with upright spikes. The next table held the best floral art ever seen at our
shows. John Gay won the champion floral art ribbon with a restaurant table centrepiece
arrangement.
Edda Viskic and Russel Job had a variety of hot/cold Dendrobium hybrids and won the
trophy for champion epiphytic species with a magnificent specimen plant of Dendrobium
falcorostrum. Next tabletop was entered by Les and Eric Nesbitt. It featured nice plants of
Sarcochilus aequalis and Dendrobium kingianum ’Çorrigans Red’ plus the tall terrestrials
Pterostylis Hoodwink and Ptst. x ingens.
Pink Dendrobiums were the feature of Janet Adams display. The only sun orchid at the
show, Thelymitra rubra, opened its flowers on the warm Saturday but they remained closed
on Sunday. The standout orchid on the next table by M&L Guy was Den. speciosum var
grandiflorum with a single long spike of huge yellow flowers. This was judged the best
speciosum in the show.
Alongside was the tabletop display by J& B Gay given the highest points by the judges. The
grand champion orchid of the show, Den. Yvonne Conway, stood out amongst other large
specimen epiphytes in many different colours and shapes. John surprised himself with a
terrestrial, Diuris Earwig, that eclipsed numerous pots of this hybrid at the show. In the
corner Bodo Jensen set up a group of stands to display his hanging pots of colourful hot/cold
hybrid Dendrobiums. Bill Dear took out the champion terrestrial species trophy with a nice
pot of Caladenia tentaculata.
Displayed on a couple of wire cylinders were enough mounted species to satisfy the most
discerning native orchid lover. This was Kris Kopicki’s exhibit. Den. tetragonum,
Sarcochilus wienthalii and Sarco. spathulatus were outstanding. He also had eye-catching
terrestrials in Diuris sulphurea and magnificent tall Caladenia arenicola.
The best floor display was put together by J&D Higgs and L&R Gunn with a bush camp
theme. The range of terrestrials was outstanding. The champion terrestrial hybrid, Ptst.
Dusky Duke, was just one of many specimen pots featured amongst the greenery.
In the centre of the hall a table by Trevor Garrard had some nice dark pink Den. kingianum
and hybrid seedlings contrasting with a tall Den speciosum var hillii. L&M Burgess brought
along terrestrials and a nice white Den. Kathryn Banks which caught my eye. David Pettifor
displayed Ptst. plumosa plants in flower and several newly removed tubers. Bub Wells
filled a table with large specimen dens including Gracillimum, striolatum and Ronald
Banks. The composite table held plants from G & J Burford, Kerry Ninnes, Allan Jennings
and W & S Thompson including an antelope orchid newly arrived from Queensland and
there for display only.
Pictures from the monthly photo competition were displayed in the foyer while just inside the door Rosalie Lawrence demonstrated the use of the DVD and answered questions.
Many thanks for all those who contributed to the successful staging and smooth running of
the show and to the judges who got up early to choose the best orchids on the day.
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NOSSA visit to Muloowurtie Reserve, Mulbura Park, Ramsay Way and
the Brentwood Cemetery, on Yorke Peninsula. Sunday, August 26, 2012.
Leo Davis
The organisers of this outing can feel proud and satisfied. What a fruitful and friendly day!
Our taste for travel and rare sightings is undiminished (so far, this year, we’ve been way out
to Mawantjie Willauwar C. P. south of Tailem Bend, out along Chauncey’s Line Road, to
Ferries McDonald C. P. and Monarto C. P. and as far north as Sandy Creek C. P.). The turn
out of 17 included a number of non NOSSA members who live on the Peninsula and were
interested to join us on the day and possibly as future NOSSA members. At least 7 NOSSA
bods were sensible enough to sleep on the Peninsula on Saturday night (Fred and Pauline
Myers, Wendy Hudson, Jill McPherson, Annette Smith and Patsy Love and David
Mangelsdorf). Some made it a longer stay. For those travelling from Adelaide it was a 12
hour day.
Helen, Jill and Annette are keen and skilled ornithologists, so they made the most of time on
the Peninsula, spotting dry land birds. Three sightings of note were of sexually dimorphic
species (males & females different, as with NOSSA members!); Hooded Robin
(Melanodryas cucullata), Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius) and, perhaps near the edge of its
distribution, the Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis).
One novice mistook a flower of Early Nancy (Wurmbea sp.) for a small orchid. Bob Bates
was able to correct the observation. Not only is he an unparalleled expert on orchids; he has
published in J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 21 (2007) 75–81, surveying all Early Nancy species of
SA, and so is the expert in that field also.
We started at Muloowurtie Reserve (inland, west of Pine Point) where we saw as many
species as elsewhere but many fewer actual plants and flowers. Some leaves of the
endangered, SA endemic, Tall Bayonet Spider Orchid (Arachnorchis macroclavia), were
seen inside protective cages, but there were no flowers. On August 28 last year flowers
were observed.
Slim Tongue or Common Mallee Shell Orchid (Diplodium dolichochilum) plants were seen
with seed pods, and the Red Shell Orchid (D. erythroconhum) was found in healthy flower.
Bob mentioned that plants with richer coloured flowers might be seen at sites later in the
day. The Tiny Shell Orchid (Hymenochilus pisinnus) was in flower and a few buds of the
Scented or Dryland Sun Orchid (Thelymitra megcalyptra ), the most widely distributed Sun
Orchid in SA, were close to opening. A few plants of the Glossy or Limestone Banded
Greenhood (Bunochilus prasinus) were ending flowering and setting seed. The plants were
only a quarter, or less, the height of plants currently in full bloom at Sherlock, the type
location, where they are up to 36 cm high.
At Mulbara Park, a National Trust property, we were thrilled to find specimens of the
vulnerable, SA endemic, Winter Spider Orchid (A. brumalis) and the endangered endemic
SA Dwarf Comb Spider Orchid (A. conferta), immediately we entered the property. The Little or Cinnamon Donkey Orchid (Diuris palustris) was in flower with some pure yellow
forms. Blue Beard or Blue Fairy-orchids (Pheladenia deformis) occurred in colours from
the usual dark blue, through sky blue to full albino.
At Ramsay Way Conservation Park, inland from Port Vincent, we found the same two
spider orchids but Bob Bates alerted us to hybrids between the two. The hybrids, naturally,
had characteristics and appearances between the parents but varied among themselves. It
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was instructive to see examples of the parent species with a hybrid growing between them.
In passing, Bob declared the Ramsay Park to be “Pheladenia heaven” and indeed we had
trouble not treading on them.
A last minute decision to head to Brentwood, given we’d already come so far, caught Leo
unprepared yet again. A detour through Minlaton restored his fuel supplies and we all met
up at the quite hard to find 19th
century cemetery, an oasis amidst the bare orchid free crop
lands. There were more thrills as we found perhaps 20 flowering plants of the critically
endangered SA endemic Ghost Spider Orchid (A. intuta). The Latin name, intuta, means
“unprotected”, and refers to the precarious conservation status of the species. The common
and widely distributed Pink Fairies (Caladenia latifolia; sub-genus Elevatae), which we’d
already seen at Ramsay Way, were also in flower and a single specimen of Diuris palustris
was found.
Unobserved by the writer, some people visited Curramulka Scrub and sites near Pine Point,
and their observations are recorded on the table below.
Arachnorcis intuta. Brentwood Cemetery
Below: At Mulbura Park
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The species lists, below, are necessarily incomplete. Somebody will have made observations not
listed.
Codes: 1 = Muloowurtie. 2 = Mulbura Park. 3 = Ramsay Way. 4 = Brentwood Cemetery. 5
= Near Pine Point. 6 = Curramulka Scrub (near Muloowurtie) .
1 2 3 4 5 6
Acianthus
pusillus.
Spent
flowers
Bunochilus
prasinus.
Flower/Seed.
Caladenia
latifolia.
Flowers. Flowers.
Cyrtostylis
robusta.
Flowers.
Arachnorchis
brumalis.
Flowers. Flowers. Flowers
A. conferta. Flowers. Flowers.
A. intuta. Flowers.
A. macroclavia. Leaf.
A. conferta x
brumalis.
Flowers.
Diplodium
dolichochilum.
Seed. Flowers.
D.
erythroconchum.
Flowers.
Diuris palustris. Flowers. Flowers. Flowers.
Hymenochilus
pisinnus.
Flowers.
Jonesiopsis
bicalliata.
Flowers.
J. capillata. Flowers.
Linguella sp Hills
nana.
Rosettes.
Microtis
arenaria.
Leaves. Leaves.
Pheladenia
deformis.
Flowers. Flowers.
Prasophyllum
elatum.
Leaves.
P. fitzgeraldii. Buds.
Thelymitra
antennifera
Buds.
T. megcalyptra. Buds. Buds.
Urochilus
sanguineus.
Flowers.
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Diplodium - Muloowurtie Arachnorchis - Ramsay Way
At Muloowurtie Reserve
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September 2012 Winning Picture Rosalie Lawrence
I was reminded this month that this is a picture competition which is broader than a photographic
competition. To illustrate this, the winning picture has had the background de-focused. In the
past we have had, though they haven’t always won, entries that are collages and others that have
been turned into artwork using Photoshop editing tools. Such entries as well as other forms of
artwork are always welcomed. It was encouraging to have an entry from one of our most recent
members – a yellow Diuris pardina on an iPad. I am told that it didn’t receive any votes as the
iPad ‘forgot that it was an entrant and went to sleep’!
Remember, entries to the photographic competitioncan be sent via post or email
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Now to this month’s
winner: Helen Lawrence’s
picture with a defocused
background of a Leporella
fimbriata, Fringed Hare
Orchid. This distinctive
orchid, reminiscent of a
ballerina, ranges from
Western Australia through
the south of the state from
Southern Eyre Peninsula
across to the South East
and into Victoria.
An autumn flower
preferring open sites, it
occurs in mostly sandy soil
but can also be found in
gravelly soil.
Just as the flower is
attractive, so too is the leaf
with its distinct red stripes.
The leaf emerges after the
flowers.
(Information can be found
in South Australia’s Native
Orchids DVD-ROM,
which can be purchased
from the Secretary)
Plants benched September 2012 1 photo's D. Hirst
Corybas incurvus
Chiloglottis trapeziformis
Pterostylis plumosa
Diuris Earwig
Caladenia Fairy Children
Pterostylis pedunculata
Pterostylis cycnocephala
Caladenia latifolia Caladenia reticulata
Pterostylis Hoodwink
Caladenia arenicola
Diuris sulphurea
Dockrillia striolata
Diuris Earwig
Plants benched September 2012 2 photo's D. Hirst
Bulbophyllum eliseaFlowers (below) hidden by 2
crossed leaves at bottom of photo above
Dockrillia mortii
Sarcochilus spathulatus
Dendrobium tetragonumVar. melaleucaphyllum
Plants benched September 2012 3 photo's D. Hirst
Sarcochilus falcatus
Dendrobium delicatum
Sarcochilus weinthalii
Sarcochilus eaqualis
Dendrobium 'delicatum'
Dendrobium delicatum 'Apple Blossom'
Plants benched September 2012 4 photo's D. Hirst
Dendrobium Candice
Dendrobium Elegant Heart
Above & below: Dendrobium [I missed the name-Ed]
Dendrobium Kate x Steve
Dendrobium Colonial Summit Dendrobium Jonathon's Glory'Dark Joy'
Dendrobium falcorostrum
Dendrobium Brinawa CharmAbove & below
