Bulbophyllum is a very diverse genus and several Asian species like this are very remnicent of orchids from the americas. The three large sepals on Bulbophyllum stormii give the flower a look very similar to smaller Masdevallia species we grow such as Masdevallia herradurae (below) indicating some interesting parallel evolution. Bulbophyllum stormii is native to […]
Yesterday we had a special Cymbidium species and today we have a special Coelogyne. Coelogyne fragrans is this gorgeous species, native to Papua New Guinea with large flowers froduced over a long time. It is reported in montane forests from 100 to 2000m which suggests it can thrive in a wide range of temperatures but […]
This wonderful deep red Cymbidium species is flowering again and we can celebrate both this year’s flowers and the seed pods from last year’s flowers together. We are expecting the seed pods to burst soon (a little over 12 months is usual for Cymbidium pods to mature) and we can’t wait to have large numbers […]
It is a pidgeon orchid day in the school greenhouse. Lovely white flowers with a yellow blotch on the lip – but only for one day. Dendrubium crumenatum (or the pidgeon orchid) is a well known and interesting orchid from South East Asia and a very common city tree in Kuching, Sarawak. Our plant is […]
Our school greenhouse is Dendrochilum heaven this week with our monster plant of Dendrochilum cobbianum now in full flower. To give some scale, here is the plant with two of our amazing after school team This stunning orchid species is native to the Philippines where it grows in damp evergreen forest  above 1200m altitude. We […]