Pheladenia deformisCommon name: Blue Fairy Orchid
Meaning of name: The origin of Pheladenia is unknown. Deformis is Latin meaning departing from the correct shape.
Distribution: Widespread throughout the Southwest from north of Kalbarri to east of Israelite Bay.
Description: A single blue flower is held up to 15cm above a single leave from May to September.
References: Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Orchids of South-West Australia. Noel Hoffman & Andrew Brown. 1992.
This plant was previously known as Cyanicula deformis.
The tiny single leaf is almost impossible to find without the flower.
Plants can grow in groups.
The flowers can sometimes be white.
