Here is the view today in our Warm Asia section. It is currently dominated by Dendrobiums (in the slightly misty photo you may see Dendrobium aphyllum (pink) and Dendrobium thyrsiflorum (yellow) You can find more information on each from the links. This section represents all the lowland warm forests we have visited – Sikkim’s hot […]

In this time of travel restriction let me transport you to Brazil. Leptotes bicolor is one of the species we found during our expeditions to Brazil in 2000 and 2006. We observed it growing on a shady moss covered granite rock face in dryish forest at 900m altitude. We cultivate it in our Warm Americas […]

With COVID19 restrictions in place I am delighted to share the school greenhouses with all of you that can’t visit in person. We will start in Cool Asia – the section that replicates the cool monsoon forests we have explored in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh (map below might help) We run the section with a […]

As regulars will be aware, we specialise in orchid species and have over 900 species in the school orchid houses. I do however have a small number of hybrids and I grow these two to remind me of my orchid childhood. I began growing orchids at the age of 13 and in 1975 aged 14, […]

  Our favourite odontoglossum is full of flower again. We have had this species at Writhlington since 1996 and it is always a special time when plants come into flower. Our largest plant has ten spikes but for the first time it will not be going to a show. I don’t think it will mind […]