The exquisite blotched butterfly orchid is an airy jewel of the Australian landscape
- Written by John Dearnaley, Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland

The blotched butterfly orchid (Sarcochilus weinthalii) looks fairly unremarkable when it’s not flowering, generally resembling the far more common orange blossom orchid. But when it flowers, it is exquisite. Dark purple blotches stand out on cream petals, resembling a...
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