This little orchid may not have the intense flower colour of yesterday’s Cochlioda noezliana but it rivals any species in terms of floriferousness. This rewarding species comes from Brazil and we found it growing abundantly in the forests around Macae de Cima in our expeditions in 2000 and 2005. Gomesa crispa is a pioneer species, […]

If you like brightly coloured orchids then this is a star performer. Orchid species have evolved some amazing colours to attract their pollinators and Cochlioda noezliana (also known as Oncidium noezlianum) is one of the most arresting with the bright scarlet flowers tinged with violet and yellow around the column – attracting hummingbirds. Cochlioda noezliana […]

This little orchid is another of our favourites. Pleurothallis amparoana is native to wet montane forest in Costa Rica and Panama from 1200 to 1800m altitude and is unusual in the extremely furry flowers. We grow the species with most of our Pleurothallids in Cool Americas and find it particularly enjoys a small basket where […]

Our first public event since December 2019 will be our Summer Orchid Evening on Monday 12th July. The evening will be open from 4pm until 7pm with lots to see and do. We will have our student orchid growers and adult volunteers on hand in our four zones. Zone 1 – The Orchid Houses come […]

Many Dendrobiums flower at the end of the dry season, before their summer wet season growth. With sun streaming into the greenhouse this week we are rushing into that summer wet season. Dendrobium moschatum is a warm growing dendrobium speices from the Himalayas through to South east Asia. We have seen plants growing in the […]