The ‘little mouths’ of our Pleurothallis paliolatas are once again greeting us in our Cool Americas section – perhaps they want to sing carols now that we are preparing for orchid Christmas on Dec 10th. This free flowering species arrived in our collection as an unexpected ‘weed’ on a different plant, and since the species […]

Mendip Year 10s and 11s are feeling christmassy – and would like to wish everyone seasons greetings. In Just 4 weeks we will be celebrating Orchid Christmas – our favourite evening of the year, with orchid tours, sales, mince pies and mulled wine. The event is open to the public from 4pm to 7pm and […]

This morning we were greeted by the delicious spectacle of Cattleya dormaniana. This small growing Brazilian species is native to a very restricted range in the Organ Mountains in Rio de Janiero state close to our base during our school expeditions to Macae de Cima.. The species has an interesting history as it didn’t fit […]

Our little plant of Dendrobium trinervium is in full flower this week with masses of little white and cream flowers. Some of our largest orchids are dendrobiums but this species is a true miniature that fits in the palm of your hand. Dendrobium trinervium is native to Thailand and Peninsular Malaya where it grows in […]

Our Dendrobium fairchildiae is a an absolut picture this week with masses of its large pinky-purple flowers in masses along its long leafless pseudobulbs. This is the best show we have had and a lot better than when I last featured the species in July (below) Dendrobium fairchildiae is native to the Philippines and one […]