This dramatic species native to Central America and Mexico grows in wet lowland forest up to 1500m ands so we grow the species warm wet and shaded in our Warm Asia section. The flowers are large and scented but particularly interesting because of their corkscrew twisted petals and sepals which break the normal bilateral symmetry […]

This is possibly the most dramatic of our Gongora species – we call it Fish Face as the buds remind us of tropical fish. The long pendulous spikes of very fragrant flowers open suddenly and all together after sitting as buds for several weeks. Gongora scaphephorus is native to wet forests in Peru, Ecuador and […]

A month ago Asham Wood on the Mendips was full of wild daffodils in flower but now the Early Purple Orchids (Orchis mascula) are at their best (above) along with Bluebells and Ransoms (below) Orchis mascula is generally a woodland species (although last week we featured it in Dorset grassland) and really enjoys well maintained […]

This tiny Phalaenopsis species is one of our favourites. The delicate flowers are scented and produced on short spikes. The species  is native to lowland forest in the Eastern Himalayas through to South East Asia. The plant produces masses of flat green roots which are likely to be significant in photosynthesis as the leaves are small […]

This is a new Dendrobium for 365 days and is a species native to South East Asia with an unusual slipper shaped lip. The species grows at 1400m and usually as a lithophyte on limestone rocks. It produces flowers in ones and twos from older pseudobulbs. The plant has a spreading habit with regular keikis […]