Another fantastic miniature today – and one with a rather deceptive name. Adenoncos major is a species found in Sarawak in the warm lowland forests up to 600m that we have experiences on our expeditions. It is an orchid with a wonderfully ridiculous name meaning the large adenoncos when the plant is a tiny minature. […]
Our lovely Psygmorchis pusilla is flowering again. This species is a large flowered miniature twig epiphyte from Central America. The plant here is 3cm high with a 2cm bright yellow flower. This is a species we have seen growing in Guatemala and Belize in hot dryish lowland forest on thin branches and twigs. The photo […]
One of our most exciting orchids is this tiny species. Oberonia miniata is a miniature flowered species native to Thailand and Malaysia where it grows in lowland forest. This oberonia species grows pendulous growths each year with short overlapping leaves and long terminal flower spikes of tiny yellow flowers in whorls. Oberonia species are fascinating […]
We are busy potting at this time of year and dividing plants that have grown too big. It is a good chance to increase our stock of restrepias and these little orchids are always in flower. Restrepia condorensis is a small growing species with long thin flowers in a startling pinky-red and a real […]
Most of the orchids we grow at school are epiphytes (grow on trees) but this Jewel orchid is a terrestrial (grows in the ground) and is quite commonly available. Jewel orchids include a large number of terrestrial orchids prized for their patterned leaves although several, like this species, have attractive flower too. Ludisia discolor […]