Winter has really arrived with consecutive nights of heavy frost which feels right for January. In this weather our Cool Asia and Temperate Sections  become properly cool (10c and 7C respectively) giving the plants in these sections the seasonal difference and rest they enjoy. Our Cool  Americas Section (min 12C) is rather different as […]

The school greenhouse is looking a picture with the low winter sunshine filtering through the plants and in our Cool Americas section it pick out the many small diverse flowers typical of this section. One very cute little species is this one from South America. Ada brachypus is miniature member of the Oncidium family and […]

Another of our favourite Pleurothaliis species today with a species we have seen growing in Costa Rica. Pleurothallis ruscifolia is a medium sized plant that produces clusters of small creamy yellow flowers several times during the year. We found the species growing abundantly in cool wet forest in Costa Rica on the Poas volcano at […]

We are massive fans of the diverse genus Pleurothallis and some of the species produce massive amounts of flower. This species is one we have yet to possitively identify (i will add a close up of a single flower once students return next week) but thanks to Mark Wilson who suggests it is a Crocodeilanthe […]

Thanks to all those who have voted for orchid of the year 2108. The result will be announced on the first day back at school so you still have time to Vote here for your Orchid of the Year.