We have a lovelt species flowering today that is another we found in Sarawak. Eria javanica sounds as if it should be endemic to Java but is actually found through the Eastern Himalayas from Sikkim eastwards, South East Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The species is reported growing from sea level up to 1200m and […]

I posted the standards form of Maxillaria sophronitis last month but this clone is so distinct that it deserves its own day on 365 days. The species is found from 750m to 1500m altitude and so we grow it in both our Warm Americas and our Cool America sections.The small form seems harder to flower […]

  Click here to vote for your favourites from the website over the past year. This year we have given three categories, wild orchid of Sarawak, cultivated orchid and miniature orchid, to reflect the year of orchids we have had here at School and on our travels. Have fun – the results will be announced […]

Yesterday’s small growing scarlet orchid (Cattleya coccinea) seemed to go down well so how about a much smaller orange flowered orchid with really tiny flowers. Later today we will launch our votes for Orchid of the Year 2019 and will have several categories to add interest. One category will be miniature orchids and the criteria […]

2020 is going to be an exciting year for the orchid project as we continue our work at School and with our partners in Sarawak and Rwanda. From 6th March we will be in Taiwan for the World Orchid Congress with several students giving presentations and our joint display with The Sarawak Orchid Society, MRSM […]