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More amazing #conservation work from the scientists at Kings Park Botanic Gardens which works towards securing a future fir Western Australia’s stunning Queen of Sheba orchid 💜💛 #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants 🌿 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Cloning technique could save rare Queen of Sheba orchid from extinctionThere are only 30 critically endangered Queen of Sheba orchids left on earth, but scientists at Kings Park have made a breakthrough that could save them from extinction.www.abc.net.au

Some of the flowers currently blooming in the Perth Hills: 💙 Conospermum huegelii - Slender Smokebush 🤍 Drosera heterophylla - Swamp Rainbow 💛 Acacia alata - Winger Wattle 💜 Dampiera linearis - Common Dampiera #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling 🌿

Pheladenia deformis - Blue Fairy Orchid A common terrestrial orchid in the southwest of Western Australia and in several other Australian States. These lovely orchids are just coming into flower in the Perth Hills. #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿

Caladenia hiemalis - Dwarf Common Spider Orchid an earlier flowering spider orchid in the southwest of Western Australia. This beautiful clump was being investigated by a European honey bee, which gives an idea of the flower’s small size 🐝 #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿

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Diuris corymbosa - Common Donkey Orchid As their name suggests, these Donkey Orchids can be a common sight across the southwest of Western Australia during their flowering season. I never tire of seeing them! #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling 🌿

A beautiful pink sky for #sunset followed by a 22° halo around the moon this evening in the Perth Hills 🌖 Suggestion of rain for tomorrow 🌧️ #weather #PerthWeather #wildoz #nature 🌿

Is there anything better than fluffy flowers 😍 The flowers of Shore Rosemary (Westringia dampieri) have so much character when seen close up. These were flowering near Albany in the southwest of Western Australia last September. #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling 🌿

A beautiful Little Fairy Orchid (Caladenia reptans reptans). I think this the probably the earliest in the season we’ve seen this orchid flowering in the Perth Hills. This one was happily growing in a natural dip of a large boulder. #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿

Winter flowers brightening a rainy weekend in the Perth Hills 🌿🌧️ 💜 Native Wisteria 🤎 Couch Honeypot 💛 Leafless Rock Wattle ❤️ Lemon-scented Darwinia #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling

Something a bit different…. a panoramic view of Perth in Western Australia taken from Kings Park, one of the world’s largest inner city parks. Click on the picture to get the full view 🏙️ #westernaustralia #city #photography #panorama

Eucalyptus youngiana - the Large-fruited Mallee or Ooldea Mallee This #eucalyptus species is native to arid areas of WA and SA but it can be seen in Kings Park botanic gardens in Perth, where it’s just coming into flower. #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling 🌿

Melaleuca rupestris - Mouse Ears These beautiful flowers are just starting to appear in the Perth Hills. With densely hairy sepals and bright red, claw-like flowers, they are quite striking 🌿❤️ #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling

Some of the flowers currently bringing colour to the Perth Hills. These species are all endemic to the southwest of Western Australia 🌿 💙 Blue Leschenaultia 🩷 Snakebush 💛 Winter Donkey Orchid 💜 Common Dampiera #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling

The Jarrah forests around Collie in Western Australia contain an amazing diversity of lichen species. With #lichens known to act as environmental bioindicators, it suggests this area has very low levels of air pollution #fungifriends #lichen #biodiversity #wildoz #inaturalist 🌿

The Winter Donkey Orchids (Diuris brumalis) are just starting to flower in the Perth Hills 💛❤️ #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling 🌿

I’ve posted a few fungi recently… but it’s hard not to share more when you come across ones as stunning as this 🍄🍄‍🟫 Seen in the Jarrah forests around Collie. #fungifriends #fungi #wildoz #inaturalist #westernaustralia 🌿

More fungi from Wellington National Park near Collie in the southwest of Western Australia. These pictures were taken by my two kids, who both have a keen eye for spotting fungi. Definitely the best time of the year for a #fungi hunt 🍄🍄‍🟫 #fungifriends #slimemould #wildoz #inaturalist 🌿

July is the time of the Great Aussie Fungi Hunt… and the Jarrah forests around Collie in the southwest of Western Australia are a great place for #fungi at the minute 🍄🍄‍🟫 #fungifriends #moss #wildoz #inaturalist

These three different species of lichen were all happily growing on the same woody shrub right next to the Collie River in Wellington National Park. Possible IDs in ALT #lichens #fungifriends #wildoz #inaturalist #westernaustralia 🌿

Leucopogon capitellatus More commonly known as one of the Beard Heaths, the flowers of Leucopogon capitellatus are small, delightfully fluffy stars ⭐️ #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomsvrolling 🌿