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Thelymitra villosa
Thelymitra villosa, the custard orchid, is a deciduous terrestrial orchid from south-western Western Australia that grows from an underground tuber and flowers in spring. It is grown mainly by specialist native-orchid enthusiasts, and it needs a cool, wet winter and a dry summer rest.
Thelymitra villosa, commonly called custard orchid, is a species of orchid which is endemic to Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and up to twenty yellow flowers with reddish-brown markings.
Custard orchid is endemic to the south western corner of Western Australia, occurring in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions. It grows in sandy clay, grey, white or yellow sand which is wet in winter.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelymitra villosa 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.
