| Pheladenia
deformis (blue fairies) is an uncommon orchid that
grows in heathy and grassy open forests.
This species is similar in growth habit to Caladenia
species, with a single, narrow, erect leaf, and a very
thin and wiry erect flowering stem (scape), that bears a
single flower. The flower is bright blue and large (~3-4
cm across), with widely spreading sepals and petals.
Pheladenia deformis hybridises with Glossodia
major to produce the hybrid XGlossadenia.
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