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Thelymitra albiflora
Thelymitra albiflora, the white sun orchid, is a small tuberous terrestrial orchid endemic to South Australia, with a single narrow leaf and up to ten white flowers that open only in warm sun. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so cultivation is specialised.
Thelymitra albiflora, commonly called white sun orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to South Australia. It has a single erect, narrow, fleshy leaf and up to ten relatively small white flowers with white toothbrush-like tufts on top of the anther.
White sun orchid grows in the higher rainfall areas of South Australia in heath, forest and woodland.
Abrupt Sun Orchid · Wyong sun orchid · Gumland sun orchid · Bleak sun orchid · Kath's sun orchid · Alpins striped sun orchid · Mountain sun orchid · Long-leaved sun orchid · Rabbit-eared sun orchid · Cleopatra's needles · Forest sun orchid · Great sun orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelymitra albiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
