Masdevallia minuta lives up to its name and is a mini plant with mini flowers. They are, however, gorgeous in white with yellow tails. Masdevallia minuta is native to Costa Rica to Ecuador and is a mini-miniature and we have a number of species with similar flowers (probably attracting similar pollinators) but this is the smallest […]

The first of our Dendrobium cuthbertsonii plants is in flower and as ever it is beautiful. This plant is a miniature with 1cm leaves and tiny pseudobulbs that cling tightly to the cork mount, but the flowers are large (2cm across) and incredibly long lasting. This beautiful species is native to New Guinea where it […]

We have been working with the fantastic Bristol Aquarium for many years and today we could supply some new orchids to head horticulturalist Anna to improve the permanent orchid displays for the summer. We had planned to visit the day lockdown was announced so it was great to finally get there. the orchids are looking […]

This small growing floriferous Masdevallia is new to 365 days of orchids. The species has 1cm wide flowers in profusion and with leaves just 5cm long will; make a wonderful specimen when larger. The species is native to Mexico and Guatemala and research suggests it is variable in colour from yellow to red. Our culture […]

I posted Coelogyne pulverula in April but another plant has just flowered with a spike over 1m long (I was clearly wrong when I said ‘up to 100cm long in my April post) with 52 flowers on the spike – see metre rule in the first photo. What a magnificent species. The species is native […]