There seems to be little known about this species which is native to the Philippines and is a stunning small member of the Vanda family. In fact it is quite closely related to Aerides odorata (earlier this week) which is over 2m tall while this plant is only about 10cm across. The long lasting flowers […]

We have a greenhouse full of members of the Vanda family at the moment. This lovely species is one of the smaller growing Vandas and the plant shown is 20cm tall and 30cm wide. the long lasting yellow and pink flowers are held well clear of the leaves and the species likes to produce multiple […]

We rae having a terrific time at the Malvern International Orchid Show and the team are celebrating winning Best Trade Species for Aerides odorata and Best Trade Dusplay to go with the Gold Medal. Well done to the display team led by Issy for putting on such a great display (photos below) that is being […]

  This is an unusual Central and South American member of the Oncidium family . It grows long stems of overlapping short pointed leaves similar to a group of unrelated Dendrobiums for Asia. The clusters of long lasting flowers emerge from between the leaves and several year’s stems flower together. We have seen this species […]

  This wonderful species from Central America is a large growing member of the cattleya family that produces long spikes of dramatic flowers. The flowers are butterfly pollinated with the pink section of the lip the perfect shape for a large butterfly to grab hold of. We have two varieties of the species; a smaller, […]