With Orchid Christmas approaching (do come and join us on December 13th 6-9pm) our Cool Americas section is turning pink as the Mexican Laelias come into bloom. The first to flower is Laelia gouliana. This is a strong growing species with large fat pseudobulbs and flower spikes up to 120cm long. Each flower spike […]

One of December’s highlights is the flowering of this clone of Masdevallia polysticta. The species is variable in colour and we have yellow and white forms as well as this clone with purple spots and yellow tails. Masdevallia polysticta is a smallish growing Masdevallia with broad leaves about 12cm long and 30cm flower spikes that […]

This is a delicate looking but reliable epidendrum species native to Brazil and Paraguay. It flowers as a small plant but over time develops into a tall reed stemmed plant with keikis (small growths on larger ones) that result in a bush like habit. The species is a terrestrial but we grow it in just […]

Isabelia puchella is another of our delightful miniature species from the Mata Atlantica, Brazil. Isabelia pulchella has a very different growth habit to Isabelia virginalis (day 330) but similar pretty flowers about 15mm across. The plant forms a mass of small single leaved pseudobulbs each 3cm away from the previous bulb. We find that this […]