Charlotte and I arrived at the Eden Project today where we will be doing work experience for the week. So far today we have had a tour around the rainforest biome and have helped to check for fallen branches from the trees. We will keep you updated on what we do throughout the week. 

25 days ago I sowed the seed of Coelogyne cristata and here are the latest photos. The first is of a seedling at 14 magnification under a microscope and the second is of the seed in its jar. We will be replating some of them within the next week.

Since we sowed the seed on Thursday last week, it has already started to germinate. This is a record for us as we have never had seed germinate this fast. We will keep you updated as the seed continues to progress.

We have been very busy in our new propagation lab since we moved in two months ago, managing to re-plate 2000 jars since then. We are also busy sowing seed like this Coelogyne cristata seed we sowed today. The picture shows Ed and I sowing the seed; we sterilised the seed pod in bleach, then […]

This is Oncidium alexandrae a wonderful species from the Andes. It has long lasting pink and white flowers and the yellow help to attract the pollinator to the lip.