This is the first flowering at Writhlington of this distinctive cymbidium species from China and Northern Vietnam. The species is reported growing as an epiphyte in evergreeen forests from 1000 to 1500m. The species is small growing for a cymbidium with fine leaves but has large attractive flowers with lovely lip markings. The fine […]
Another of our South American miniature species today with this pretty little species native to the cloud forests of Northern Ecuador featuring in 365 days for the first time. The leaves are about 1cm long and so this mature plant could comfortably be covered by one hand. The flowers though are relatively large and […]
Todays fragrance in Cool Asia is the sweet and powerful scent of Dendrobium kingianum. This is a rewarding and undemanding species from Australia and several students have plants growing and flowering well on windowsills. Our largest plant has been growing on its mount for at least fifteen years and provides a ready supply of small […]
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Earlier in the month we gave you Cattleya trianae ‘alba’ and this has now been joined by this lovely plant with the more usual pink flowers. As we have noted before Cattleya trianae is the national flower of Colombia and is endemic to that country where it is found in open woodland at around 1000m […]