Earlier this month I featrured the alba variety of Phalaenopsis violacea (below with the more a more common pink clone) and today we have the astonishing deep purply-blue Phalaenopsis violacea “coerulea’. The diversity within this species is extraordinary with all the plants being sweetly scented too. As I have said before Phalaenopsis violacea is native […]
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This week the whole greenhouse has been filled with the scent of our giant Dendrochilum magnum. Today seemed like a good day to take a photo of it with some of our year 7 and year 8 students but as you can see most of them were rather lost behind the plant that is more […]
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I am often asked if it is possible to grow orchids mounted on cork in a house and I am delighted to answer the question with this beautiful African orchid species that grows in my dining room and has flowered every year for the past five years. This year it has more flowers with three […]
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There aren’t many days in the year that our plants of Polystachya galeata aren’t in flower but yesterday I was reminded that it is well worth stopping for a close look at their subtle but attractive pink, green and cream flowers. Like most polystachyas this species is African and is found in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, […]
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Can I start today by thanking the wonderful students who worked hard yesterday afternoon and evening for our September open evening. It was lovely to see orchid friends (old and new) as well. Our Cattleya maxima ‘coerulea’ clearly wanted to be a part of our open evening and opened its grey blue flowers just in […]
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