The third in our trio of Phalaenopsis species is Phalaenopsis sumatrana. This species, as its name suggests, is found on Sumatra but is also native to Borneo and the Malay Peninsula and the Philiuppines. It grows in warm lower montane forest (the forest you find in low hills or the lower bits of mountains) from […]

Our next Phalaenopsis species is this delightful miniature species with charming 1cm flowers. Phalaenopsis chibae is a recent discovery, first described in 1996, and rather unusual with its cute, chirpy little yellow and red flowers – quiite the oposite of supermarket Phalaenopsis. It is fairly closely related to the Himalayan Phalaenopsis deliciosa (below) which both […]

We are delighted to be enjoying several seedling Phalaenopsis flowering this week (all new to 365 days of orchids). The first is Phalaenopsis speciosa ‘green’ . It is a small growing species will large waxy flowers that are also very fragrant. The scent reminds me of a sweet spicy soap – lovely. Phalaenopsis speciosa is […]

This week the greenhouse has become a very fragrant place thanks to this wonderfully fragrant orchid, with its delicious play-doh scent. We have several plants, spread around both our Warm Americas and Cool Americas sections, and although the flowers are not the largest or brightest, your nose tells you when you are close to a […]

We have another Bulbophyllum species today (lucky us) – Although closely related to yesterday’s Bulbophyllum guttulatum the flower of Bulbophyllum collettii is very different with the lateral sepals elongated into a long tube like structure at the bottom of each flower. Bulbophyllum collettii is native to forests from India to Northern Thailand. Its intricate flowers […]