As expected the RHS London Orchid Show has been cancelled. Here is a reminder of last year – we will really miss the event especially as we have been to every show since 2002.. Don’t worry, 365 days will continue so that we can share the orchids that would have been on display with you. […]

 Can I take this opportunity to wish everyone well during the COVID19 crisis. It is going to make spring 2020 rather different than planned for the Orchid Project as we expect our forthcoming shows to be cancelled. The school is still open so thankfully we are still amongst our orchids every day. This Sunday is […]

   To complement Saturday’s Dendrobium gracilicaule we have today’s unusual species from Australia. Dendrobium pugioniforme is a remarkable orchid  with thick pointed leaves produced along long pendulous stems. The flowers begin to appear on our plant in early March and the last ones go over at the end of April. As can be seen from […]

Today’s orchid is this giant coelogyne species from the Himalayas. This plant of Coelogyne stricta has been growing at Writhlington since 1995 when it arrived as a single bulb and the plant is now 2m across. Each year it produces long upright spikes of around 15 fragrent white flowers with lovely yellow and orange lip […]

We have another dendrobium today but this one is Native to Australia. This delicate dendrobium species is less commonly seen the much larger growing related species such as Dendrobium speciosum and Dendrobium x delicatum but its nodding creamy yellow flowers with red spotted reverses are very charming. This species is a reported as native to Queensland […]