Photo by: Jeanette Goodrich

Video by: Hume City Council

Renowned botanical artist David Lee Pereira painted the Wildwood water tank in conjunction with Just Another Agency. The artwork

focused on this CFA water tank is designed around the native sun orchid.

Thelymitra-ixioides, known as the spotted sun orchid or dotted sun orchid is a species of orchid native to southern and eastern Australia

and New Zealand. It has a single long, thin, dark green leaf and up to ten flowers, which occur in various colours, most commonly blue to purple, but usually with small, dark blue spots. It is a variable species, similar to Thelmitra-juncifolia, which has smaller flowers.

The bright colours of the flowers and giant Praying Mantis are a larger-than-life contrast against Hume City’s rural backdrop.