Ground orchids are a staple in my garden
I just love my ground orchids, and have three different colours. this is the most common one Then the white one is less common, and I love the way it brightens up the area right under the base of the tree. They grow mostly in the leaf litter, and are so easy to subdivide when they get bushy - you just gently pull apart one of the tiny bulbs and re-locate it into another area. I am so lucky to have these as staples in my garden. Then further up right where the new path turns towards the fence is the other colour - a much deeper purple - they have not flowered for a while since I was laying the path and moved them a bit. . Lots of new little shoots starting up though, so I don't think it will be long until they flower as well. They are in fairly deep shade on the other side of the tree in this photo. I see some on the Florida gardeners blogs which have a few different colours - I will have to look out and see if they are available here in Austral...