Octomeria grandiflora is a species we not be without. It is native to Brazil and we have seen it flowering in forests around Macae de Cima in Rio State growing amongst moss on the trunks of trees in humid primary forest. It appreciates shade and regular watering although we find it does well both mounted […]
As part of the Writhlington School Lecture Series we have a scientific evening for the public centred on the orchid project (see poster) The evening kicks off at 6pm with a lecture in the Mendip Building followed by opportunities to explore the laboratory techniques underpinning the project and the conservation lessons learnt over the past […]
 At time of year we find several Trisetella species coming into flower. All of them a re miniatures and all spectacular in different ways. Trisetella scobina is a tiny plant with leaves just 15mm long that over time form a a little clump on the cork mount. Each autumn the clump produces long thin […]
As Simon said last week, I have travelled to Ecuador to attend and speak at the 22nd World Orchid Conference. Tuesday was the first full day of the conference, which was full of interesting speakers. I spent the day looking around the conference’s displays and the plants on show, including a display of wonderful Phalaenopsis […]
You will notice that we have a new button on our header menu ‘About us’. We have been asked to add a summary of the project for visitors to the website and so have briefly described the key parts of the project. Please let us know what you think.