The Orchid Greenhouses in October
October is a lovely time in the School Greenhouse. Warm days and cool nights mean the greenhouse really comes into its own and every lunchtime we have a a good crowd of students working hard, weeding, watering, repotting, pollinating flowers and taking photographs.
Star plants this month include our Stenoglottis (above). We have both Stenoglottis longifolia and Stenoglottis fimbriataand their long spikes of delicate flowers last from September through to Christmas.
Amongst our miniature species we have Barbosella dusenii – with leaves just a few millimetres across and the slightly larger growing Barbosella australis (below)
We also have some lovely large flowering plants at their peak including Coelogyne barbata (the bearded coelogyne)
…. and autumn flowering Cymbidium species such as Cymbidium elegans.
Some of our blue flowered species are looking lovely in the autumn sunshine:
Vanda coerulea and Dendrobium victoria-regina 
Next week should see the opening of flowers on two clones of Cattleya perrinii – a good opportunity to pollinate flowers for seed.
We are starting to think about resting those orchid species that appreciate a cooler dryer winter – but more on that in November’s post.
Hi Simon, amazing flowers, at present have Coelogyne Holochila in spike with also now a hybrid cattleya, no sign from the adult cymbidiums as yet, other coeloygnes have large bulbs may get some spikes, Bletilla Formosana in flower in the garden, fingers crossed for other orchids to do the same.
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Hi everyone and Simon are you not selling plants anymore
We are still selling plants and will be listing on our shop very soon.
Thanks Agnes
Hi Agnes
Saw the orchids for sale do you know when some more cymbidiums, coelogynes, den. victoria Reginae, gomesa crispa
Thanks
Chris
I know that we will be putting Epidendrum nocturnum, Cymbidium insigne & Angraecum magdalenae up on the shop soon. We also have some Bifrenaria Harrisoniae seedlings almost ready.
Hi Agnes can I please ask a favour could you give me a couple of days notice before the plants go to the shop, as I would like 2 Cymbidium insigne & 3 Angraecum magdalenae, please many thanks Chris
Hi Christopher,
Simon said he putting orchids on the shop this evening.
Thanks
Agnes
Hi Agnes and Simon
Thank you have now purchased the plants
Hi Agnes and Simon
Have purchased also 2 Maxillaries Sophronitis red flowers your clone, but ETSY is showing I have 1 in the basket, but I opened the file, and it says nothing in your basket
Hi Christopher,
Another six being put up on the shop this afternoon.
Hi Agnes
I will take a look later, any species that may interest me e.g., cymbidiums, coelogynes, dendrobiums, cattleyas, gomesa
Hi Christopher,
Only more Maxillaries Sophronitis as you requested.
Hi Agnes, can you please advise small plant of Barbata and other Cymbidium species. Thanks Chris
Hi Agnes
Another point do you know when the plants purchased will be sent please, Simon used to send on a Monday as the plant are sent to works address Viscount Classical Organs Ltd details on your system. Thanks Chris
Hi Christopher,
We will hold yours back so that you get them on a week day.
Thanks Agnes
Many thank Agnes
Look forward to seeing them early next week.
Hi Agnes, let me know when you have any more Angraecum magdalenae, also if you get Gomesa Crispa I would be interested and cool house cymbidiums including School girl, your Cattleya Purpurata colour forms etc.
Hi Agnes
Has my plants been shipped yet, thanks Chris