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Sooooooo shiny!! Really is obsurd how shiny #Elythranthera brunonisflowers are! They really do seem to look as if they have been coated in enamel!
October 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Still a few Purple Enamel Orchids (Elythranthera brunonis) in flower in the Perth Hills.

A beautiful orchid from any angle.

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #nature
A purple enamel orchid with three flower heads, one showing the spotted backs to the orchid’s sepals Close up of a purple enamel orchid Close up of the spotted backs to the sepals if a purple enamel orchid
October 16, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Enamel orchids (Elythranthera sp.) are endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. These orchids really do have the shiniest petals and sepals you will ever see 💜🩷

#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling
A pinky/purple Enamel orchid with highly shiny petals A pinky/purple Enamel orchid with highly shiny petals
October 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Elythranthera brunonis - Purple Enamel Orchid

These orchids are just coming into flower in the Perth Hills. Not only do they have incredible glossy purple flowers, the back of this orchid’s sepals have beautiful markings
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling
A deep purple orchid with incredibly shiny petals and sepals Two purple enamel orchid buds just opening showing the lovely purple spotting on the backs of the sepals
September 27, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Elythranthera emarginata - Pink Enamel Orchid

While the flowers of the Pink Enamel #orchid are fantastically glossy, the blotched back of its petals and sepals are equally as stunning
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #inaturalst
Flower stem with three large glossy pink flowers The back of a pink enamel orchids showing it’s beautiful blotches
December 10, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Pink Enamel Orchids (Elythranthera emarginata) enjoying the spring sunshine #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #ozplants #WildOz 🌿
Three highly shiny pink orchid flowers against a background of grass with trees in the distance
October 5, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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We’ll have heatwave conditions in Perth over the next few days (up to 42°C on Saturday 🥵) so currently reminiscing about cooler months! Like this Pink Enamel Orchid (Elythranthera emarginata) in the rain #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #wildoz 🌿
January 10, 2024 at 2:54 AM