A significant proportion of our orchid species we classify as miniature orchids. ‘Miniature’ is, as Einstein would say, “relative” and so there are miniature orchids advertised that are rather large. When a teenager in the 1970s, working at Keith Andrew Orchids in Dorset, I was excited to be involved in Keith’s breeding of miniature Cymbidiums […]

Following our recent live Zoom to the Keynsham’s Avon Wildlife Trust Group a lovely article has appeared in the local newspaper. If you would like a live talk for your orchid society or wildlife group please send us an e-mail.

This diminutive orchid is one we are very fond of. Dendrobium eriiflorum is another Sikkim species, and one we found growing from 1500-2000m in the reserves of Fambong Lho and Maenam. It was growing on small mossy trees in regrowth forest where it enjoys a warm wet summer and a cooler dryer winter. We find […]

It was a real pleasure presenting to our friends at the Hilo Orchid Society along with orchid enthusiasts from the other Hawaiian islands. Four students came into school especially (before 7am) to talk about their orchids and experiences in Sarawak. All students took a Lateral Flow Covid test to be able to attend. The photo […]

An interesting observation with bulbophyllum species is that the bulbs are a poor guide to the size of flower – we have some small bulbed species with really large flowers and this species with large bulbs and tiny yellow and orange flowers. As plants grow stronger we are looking forward to multiple longer spikes of […]