There is still time to vote for your orchids of the year – many thank to all those who have voted already. A miniature that we didn’t include in our Miniature Orchid of the Year class was Ada brachypus that is miniature member of the Oncidium family and comes from the cloud forests of […]

    This wonderful bulbophyllum is making a fantastic display this morning with 74 flowers and buds produces from its ball of bulbs and leaves, and what is more, Bulbophyllum ambrosia is one of our most fragrant orchids with a wonderful scent of sweet warm honey. As you can see from the photos this is […]

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 […]