We have several lovely cymbidium species in flower in our Temperate Section and this iconic species is the basis of most hybrid cymbidiums with its large attractive flowers and long flower stems. Cymbidium insigne is a terrestrial species found in the mountains that straddle Northern Thailand, Northern Vietnam and Southern China. It grows in poor […]

I recently noted that the greenhouse is very fragrant at present and another of the scented orchids is this very spectacular gongora species. Gongora scaphephorus has some of the largest flowers amongst our gongora species as well as the longest spikes, making it one of the most spectacular. Gongora scaphephorus is native to wet forests […]

It seems a while since we have featured one of our bulbophyllum species and so we are featuring thgis magnificent species which has been flowering for over a month in our greenhouse. Bulbophyllum eberhardtii comes from South East Asia and is found from 1000m to 1500m altitude indicating a species that will enjoy intermediate temperatures. […]

We find Paphiopedilum tonsum our most reliable and accommodating paphiopedilum species. This species which is native to North and Central Sumatra where it is found from 1000-1800m altitude as a terrestrial in deep humus and deep shade. We have found that the species really resents bright light and so we keep it well shaded all […]

To match the wet weather and drippy green world outside of my window we have one of our miniature cloud forests species today. This species is new to 365 days of Orchids and is one of our smaller Stelis species and is found in Brazilian cloud forest above 1000m where it grows in shade. We […]