White finger orchids and the promise of sun orchids : August 27 2026
Published on HivePostify by @carrinm · Fri Aug 28 2026
Got moving early - get a train to walk a track in Ku-ring Gai Chase NP - looking for white fingers orchids and maybe a sun orchid. It is a bit cool for those to be open
Chose not to do the bicycle thing - a bit sprinkly. Not keen to cycle in the rain. Raindrop mushroom to start
Bearded orchid spike on the way into the NP
Found the target orchid right at the information board - white fingers orchid. Not far off the last known spot
Found one between there and the toll gate - caladenia catenata. Last one seen near the till gate was wiped out by the parking of the toll gate person
Quite a few patersonia iris - suggests to me the sun orchids will be about
Dampiera purpurea with rain drops
Sydney boronia
Smoke bush
Could declare it a pea flower day - two tone
Large scale with green edging
Always pays to check open areas for orchids. Took one step into a slice under the powerlines - sun orchid - thelymitra ixioides - not warm enough to open
One cluster of slender rice flowers in the gully. Was hoping to find caladenia catenata here - none yet
Another sun orchid budding
This was the real surprise coming out the gully - a leek orchid budding. Not seen this on this track - prasophyllum elatum. Will be back. Shared the location with a friend who lives close by. She will tell me when it opens
Hibbertia - a bit dryer than the others. They go see through when really wet
Did find a few small waxlip orchids under the powerlines. They like the open grassy sections
Last gasp of the mayfly orchids - acianthus caudatus
Caladenia glossodia with a few parts showing - tiny leaf, hairy spike, sandy place to grow
Next in the pea flower parade - this one has a quite different spike - like a succulant
This is a new season showing - a bud - not an orchid - milk maids - umbrellata burchardia. Saw only one. In weeks there will be hundreds
Walked through whole length of a side track. It is always good for sun orchids @ was hoping for more
Also good for wax flowers
They make a grand display of pink and white
Bumped into a walker - a keen conservationist who works for the local council. 30 minutes chat - sure hope she learned orchids
One more waxlip orchid rounds out a side track with not a lot of orchid action
Did cook dinner. My wife found a butter chicken sachet thing. Simple cook. Verdict - not enough butter and too spicy. This report was published via Actifit app ([Android](https://bit.ly/actifit-app) | [iOS](https://bit.ly/actifit-ios)). Check out the original version [here on actifit.io](https://actifit.io/@carrinm/actifit-carrinm-20260828t130148193z) 27/08/2026 15690 Daily Activity,House Chores,Photowalking Height 183 cm Weight 90 kg Body Fat % Waist cm Thighs cm Chest cm
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