We gave a brief view of this species earlier in the week as it was one of our awarded plants at the Malvern Show. Here is some proper detail on one of our favourite old plants. This terete leaved relative of Cattleya is native to Brazil where it grows in warm open forest in […]

Yet another vandaceous species today, and one we have seen on semi-deciduous trees in the warm valleys of Sikkim up to around 1000m. The species actually has a very wide distribution from India through South East Asia to Malaysia and the Philippines. In its Sikkim habitat it experiences warm dry winters and hot wet summers […]

We had a great weekend here at Malvern thanks to the efforts of our great volunteers and all our orchid growing friends that make the show so special. Here is the Saturday team looking very happy after a long day in the tent. Summarising some of the awards: Aerides odorata won the trophy for best trade […]

There seems to be little known about this species which is native to the Philippines and is a stunning small member of the Vanda family. In fact it is quite closely related to Aerides odorata (earlier this week) which is over 2m tall while this plant is only about 10cm across. The long lasting flowers […]

We have a greenhouse full of members of the Vanda family at the moment. This lovely species is one of the smaller growing Vandas and the plant shown is 20cm tall and 30cm wide. the long lasting yellow and pink flowers are held well clear of the leaves and the species likes to produce multiple […]