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Thelymitra jonesii
Also called Sky Blue Sun Orchid
Skyblue sun orchid is a rare Tasmanian tuberous orchid with one grass-like leaf and up to six light blue flowers that open on warm days. It is known from only a few coastal heath sites and is not commonly grown, so it is best left in the wild.
Thelymitra jonesii, commonly called skyblue sun orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to Tasmania. It has a single erect, fleshy, linear, dark green leaf and up to six relatively small light blue to azure blue flowers with darker veins. It is a rare orchid known from only four scattered locations in moist coastal heath.
Skyblue sun orchid grows in coastal heath and forest. It is only known from the Tasman Peninsula, Rocky Cape, Cape Barren Island and near Southport and only from the first of these in recent years.
Abrupt Sun Orchid · Wyong sun orchid · Gumland sun orchid · Bleak sun orchid · White 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
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelymitra jonesii 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.
