This is a Brazilian species that we found growing abundantly the forests around Macae de Cima in our expeditions in 2000 and 2005. Gomesa crispa is a pioneer species that is one of the first epiphytes to establish in regrowth forest as soon as humidity is high enough for moss to grow at the base of […]

This small growing species is found from Assam to South East Asia and we have seen the species growing in Laos in hot lowland forest in semi deciduous trees where it experiences a hot wet summer, a slightly cooler dry winter and a hot dry spring before flowering in April. It grown on the trunks […]

This species is native to warm seasonally dry forest in Central America from Mexico to Nicaragua from 800m to 1500m altitude where it experiences wet summers and dry winters. We replicate these conditions by growing the plant in Warm Americas in a basket that allows for its pendulous habit. The new growths are lush and fast […]

This lovely orchid species from the Eastern Himalayas has won the public vote for orchid of the week for week 15 – thanks again to all of those who voted – the next vote for week 16 will be on Saturday.

Dendrobium nolile is one of our favourite species. Its large and striking flowers are as arresting in the greenhouse as they are in the forests of Sikkim where it is the state flower. The plant here flowering near Gangtok in Sikkim shows the natural growth habit. The plant grows long upright pseudobulbs during the warm wet […]