Here is Ed using one of our wifi microscopes. In preparation for our forthcoming shows (Bournemouth Orchid Show and the London Orchid Show) and to help our partner schools in Rwanda and Sarawak, students are preparing information about orchid seed. This is seed of Dendrobium thyrsiflorum photographed by Ed. By using a 1mm scale on […]

Yet another new species for 365 days of orchids is the delightful miniature member of the Oncidium family Rhychostele rossii. As you can see from the photos we have two distinct clones of this species. The first has larger pinker flowers with browny-purple spots while the second produces more slightly smaller flowers and is white […]

This cattleya species has been likened to ‘granny’s nickers’ by some students, more attracted to miniature orchids, but I still love its enormous, dramatic, over the top flowers in soft lilac. This large flowered orchid (measured at 24cm across) is another Colombian species, and it grows in lower montane forest. It is similar to Cattleya […]

New to 365 days, this is one of our favourite Dendrobium species. Dendrobium bellatulum is a small growing plant (the bulbs on this first flowering seedling are just 3cm long) with huge flowers. The lovely flower that has just opened today is just under 5cm across. Dendrobium bellatulum is native to forests from India right […]

This has been a very productive year in the propagation lab thanks to the efforts of Chloe and her team. This week we have been looking out these lovely seedlings of Aerangis verdickii that will be heading to Rwanda to FAWE School in Kigali as part of the World Orchid Congress funded project for FAWE […]