Foxes Lair Highlights in October
Sept 163rd week of Sept
Wildflower season is here so keep an eye out for red tape markers for special flowers. Image below is a rough guide to some special flowers. The western part of the Banksia Walk has a wonderful show of dryandras. Great orchid year. Cowslip, sugar, dragon orchids, donkey orchids (finishing). Special spots - white spider orchids, fringed mantis, clubbed spider (finishing) and dancing spider orchids are flowering. I noticed that the rattlebeak orchid patch is nearly flowering as are some Scented sun orchids
Early to mid-October
This is spectacular time for our flowering shrubs, particularly on the western side of the Banksia Walk (Check out patch of Rattlebeak orchids as well), the Valley Walk, and around the Claypit.
Spring orchids have almost finished but Fringed Mantis Orchid and the tiny Dragon Orchid can be found in sheoak woodland (check the Claypit general area). Blue Scented sun orchid is coming into flower and Leopard Orchid will flower about mid October (only on clay flat north east of claypit). Both only flower when the sun is shining.
Check out picnic spots at Railway Dam and particularly Yornaning Dam (good spot for kids)
Download this file to see images of flowering plants in Foxes Lair at this time
Wildflower season is here so keep an eye out for red tape markers for special flowers. Image below is a rough guide to some special flowers. The western part of the Banksia Walk has a wonderful show of dryandras. Great orchid year. Cowslip, sugar, dragon orchids, donkey orchids (finishing). Special spots - white spider orchids, fringed mantis, clubbed spider (finishing) and dancing spider orchids are flowering. I noticed that the rattlebeak orchid patch is nearly flowering as are some Scented sun orchids
Early to mid-October
This is spectacular time for our flowering shrubs, particularly on the western side of the Banksia Walk (Check out patch of Rattlebeak orchids as well), the Valley Walk, and around the Claypit.
Spring orchids have almost finished but Fringed Mantis Orchid and the tiny Dragon Orchid can be found in sheoak woodland (check the Claypit general area). Blue Scented sun orchid is coming into flower and Leopard Orchid will flower about mid October (only on clay flat north east of claypit). Both only flower when the sun is shining.
Check out picnic spots at Railway Dam and particularly Yornaning Dam (good spot for kids)
Download this file to see images of flowering plants in Foxes Lair at this time
| fl_wildflowers_october.pdf |