Thelymitra macrophylla

Thelymitra macrophylla is a scented, vivid deep blue flowered Sun orchid species from southern Australia. It has a single, wintergreen, grooved leaf up to 50cm long, the flower stem emerges in the spring from the base of the leaf and carries flowers up to 6cm across.

Thelymitras can be grown alongside other Mediterranean and South African species in a sunny position in well-drained compost. They survive periods of sub-zero temperatures (minus 5-8C) in the wild but this is best kept to a minimum. Growth begins in autumn and the leaves get longer over the winter, after flowering in spring the plants die down to the tuber and avoid the hot, dry summer months. Plants should be kept dry over the summer and when the cool autumn nights begin the new growths will appear, this is the time to start watering again.

Orders dispatched in July when plants are dormant.