Botanical name
Bonatea speciosaFamily
OrchidaceaeCommon Name
Green Wood Orchid, OktoberlelieStatus
Description
Robust, sturdy and erect up to 1m tall. Leafy stem with soft, dark-green, sharply pointed leaves up to 13cm long. Flowerhead is a fairly dense raceme; flowers green and white; lip deeply 3-lobed; spur 25-47mm long, somewhat swollen towards apex. Usually highly fragrant at night. Pollinated by long-tongued Hawkmoths.
Habitat
Sandy soils in coastal scrub and on forest margins
Flower Date
August to October