Postcard AU-384798

This stamp and maxi card features one of Australia's 1,300 orchid species about 95 per cent of which are not found anywhere else in the world.

This card features the Orange Blossom Orchid, Sarcochilus falcatus - which is widely distributed throughout eastern Australia, from eastern Victoria and New South Wales to Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.

The flower form is extremely variable and blooms from June to October.

The most common form has snow white petals, purple striped sepals, and orange and yellow markings on the lip.