The Crimson Spider Orchid is unique to the Albury, Chiltern and Dederang areas. It is fragile and endangered. But there is new hope.
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Crimson Spider Orchid
Author: Joanna Baker
My name is Joanna Baker. I'm a sixth-generation Tasmanian*, deeply attached to the place and very proud. I love everything about this magical island. On Tasmania Stories I present short pieces drawn from Tasmania's history and culture. My literary murder mystery novel, The Slipping Place, set in Hobart, will be published in 2018.
I have a FB page Women Over 50 which you may be interested in if you are ... one of those.
“Grow”
In 2015 Albury City unveiled a sculpture of the Crimson Spider Orchid by Warren Langley.
Moira’s Orchid Painting
A local botanical artist has had the opportunity to create a work representing our region's endangered Crimson Spider Orchid.
Florilegium
Florilegium: a collection of paintings of plants, drawn from life and depicted with botanical accuracy. Albury's Florilegium is a collection of 41 botanical paintings by local artists, representing plants from our Botanical Gardens.
Abikhair’s Emporium
Saad and Shefia Abikhair operated their Emporium from 1928 until 1996 and over that period, little changed. In 1990, Margaret Baker was kindly permitted to take some photos.
John Dermer
John Dermer, from Yackandandah, is an internationally recognised potter and master of salt-glazing.
