▁stem ▁ ▁tall . ▁The ▁sep als ▁and ▁pet als ▁are ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁The ▁column ▁is ▁white ▁or ▁pale ▁blue , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁The ▁lo be ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁an ther ▁is ▁dark ▁brown ▁or ▁black ▁with ▁a ▁yellow ▁tip , ▁tub ular ▁and ▁g ently ▁cur ved . ▁The ▁side ▁lo bes ▁curve ▁up wards ▁and ▁have , ▁to oth br ush - like ▁tu ft s ▁of ▁white ▁hair s . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁November ▁but ▁the ▁flowers ▁open ▁only ▁on ▁warm ▁to ▁hot ▁days , ▁and ▁then ▁only ▁slowly . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁Th ely mit ra ▁p all id if l ora ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁Jeff ▁Jean es ▁and ▁the ▁description ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Mu eller ia ▁from ▁a ▁spec imen ▁collected ▁near ▁B ells ▁Beach . ▁The ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁( p all id if l ora ) ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁words ▁p all ida ▁meaning ▁" p ale " ▁and ▁flor is ▁meaning ▁" flow er ", ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁pale ▁colour ▁of ▁the ▁flowers ▁of ▁this ▁orch id . ▁The ▁Latin ▁word ▁for ▁" flow er " ▁is ▁fl os ▁whilst ▁ ‑ fl orus ▁transl ates ▁as ▁" ‑ flow ered ". ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁The ▁pale ▁sun ▁orch id ▁grows ▁in ▁wood land ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁south ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁near ▁L yst er