Stelis genychila is one of the highlights of our autumn greenhouse with its unusual large dark flowers.   Stelis is a genus closely related to Masdevallias and Pleurothallis. They are not widely grown in collections but the orchid project has been a big fan since exploring the forests of Brazil and Costa Rica where students […]

Our stenoglottis species are looking a picture this week (see below) with the massed flowers of Stenoglottis fimbraita and today’s feature orchid, Stenoglottis longifolia. The species is a robust grower with long dense spikes of pretty pink flowers This South African species also has the delightful habit of flowering from small plants, like the one […]

Bulbophyllum is a very diverse genus and several Asian species like this are very remnicent of orchids from the americas. The three large sepals on Bulbophyllum stormii give the flower a look very similar to smaller Masdevallia species we grow such as Masdevallia herradurae (below) indicating some interesting parallel evolution. Bulbophyllum stormii is native to […]

Yesterday we had a special Cymbidium species and today we have a special Coelogyne. Coelogyne fragrans is this gorgeous species, native to Papua New Guinea with large flowers froduced over a long time. It is reported in montane forests from 100 to 2000m which suggests it can thrive in a wide range of temperatures but […]

This wonderful deep red Cymbidium species is flowering again and we can celebrate both this year’s flowers and the seed pods from last year’s flowers together. We are expecting the seed pods to burst soon (a little over 12 months is usual for Cymbidium pods to mature) and we can’t wait to have large numbers […]