This Bulbophyllum species from South East Asia and Assam produces quite small flowers from the base of pseudobulbs but does so in profusion and so gives a lovely display. It is reported to grow as a lithophyte in moss from 500-800m altitude in warm forest but we find that it is not fussy about temperature […]

This is a very free flowering and rewarding Bulbophyllum found from the Himalayas across to Vietnam in evergreen monsson forest from 800 to 2000m. We know this habitat well from our travels in Sikkim with its warm wet summers. The winters are dryer but plants would not experience long periods with no moisture and so […]

This large flowered Coelogyne is native to Malaysia, Borneo, Java and Sumatra where it is reported from 700-2000m altitude. This variety has more white on the lip than is usual and a light green flower colour where the more usual colour is variations of yellow and brown. We grow the species in Warm Asia (min 18C) […]

Last week students from Mendip Studio and Writhlington Schools hosted a visit by US scientist Tom Mirenda from the Smithsonian Institution. Tom is director of horticulture and education at the Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden and came to learn from the experience of students at the Writhlington Orchid Project. After meeting students and touring the propagation laboratories […]

This is a small growing, summer flowering Cymbidium that is native to Vietnam where it grows in cool forests at around 1500m. We find this species very straight forward and reliable with the advantage of flowering relatively quickly from seed. The plant shown in the photograph flowered three years out of flask and is now […]