Today belongs to Cattleya mendelii – its glorious flowers have just opened and its large seed pod from last year has just split – very good evidence that the seed pod needed 12 months to mature. The long lasting flowers of Cattleya mendelii are amongst the largest of any species we grow at 15cm across. […]

Our second Masdevallia of the week is this little gem. Masdevallis wagneriana  is a small growing masdevallia species with 5cm leaves that produces lots of relatively large flowers which contrast beautifully with the glossy dark green leaves. The species is endemic to Venezuela where it grows in deep shade in forests from 1100-1800m altitude. We […]

We are surrounded by Masdevallias in flower this week. One of the most arresting is Masdevallis davisii. This small growing but large flowered masdevallia species is endemic to Peru where it grows as a terrestrial or lithophyte in open patches amongst cloud forest from 2600 to 4000m. As a result it is one of our […]

There is nothing quite as summery as the golden fowers of this Barzilian orchid species. This orchid has real impact with hundreds of bright yellow flowers on long stems.Oncidium flexuosum gives clouds of yellow flowers from March right through until the late autumn. In a good year we get 12 months of flowers. This Brazillian […]

This large growing wonderful orchid is wonderfully perfumaed as well as dramatic with its white flowers and yellow spots.. Comparing this plant with the normal coloured form (below) that flowered with us in April you can see that all the pink pigment is missing although the pattern of spotting is very similar. This grand orchid is […]