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 […]

This is a small flowered species from the Himalayas and South East Asia which has a branching habit that eventually produces a profusion of flowers. Our larger plant shown here is reaching the point where it is flower most of the time and adds real interest to Warm Asia – especially if you are carrying […]

At yesterday’s Devon show it was great to have so many fragrant orchids on our display. One of them was this lovely species which fills the whole of Warm Americas with its delicious play-doh scent. The species is found over a wide range through Central and South America and forms a large plant with 40 cm […]