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Burrageara

Burrageara Nelly Isler Did you know… Burragearas have the most wonderful scent! Burragearas are frequently seen for sale in the high street especially the cultivar “Nelly Isler”. They do not […]

Brassia

Brassia Hybrid Eternal Wind

Brassia Hybrid Eternal Wind Did you know… The Brassias are pollinated by spider-hunter wasps, who attack the flowers thinking they are spiders, thereby pollinating the plant. Brassias (pronounced BRASS-ee-ah) are aptly named […]

Bletilla

Bletilla striata japonica Bletilla (pronounced ble-TILL-a) orchids are amongst the easiest of all orchids to grow and were one of the earliest exotic orchids imported into Europe. Bletillas are terrestrial (ground […]

Dendrobium

Dendrobium nobile Hybrid white Dendrobium thyrsiflorum Dendrobium sulawesianse Dendrobium nobile Dendrobium kingianum Dendrobium Ode Berry Dendrobium densiflorum Dendrochileum cobbianum Dendrobium-kingianum Zip Red Splash Dendrobium palpebrae Dendrobium nobile Hybrid white The […]

Epidendrum

(pronounced eh-pi-DEN-drum ) A wonderfully diverse genus comprising over 1,100 species. They are mostly epiphytes from the Central and South America and the Caribbean. Anyone new to orchids should acquaint […]

Cattleya

Cattleya skinneri Did you know… Cattleya (pronounced KAT-lee-a ) was the orchid genus that triggered “Orchidmania” in Victorian England. There are now countless thousands of hybrids available but for many it […]

Coelogyne

Coelogyne corymbosa Coelogynes (pronounced see-LOJ-in-ee ) are essentially divided into cool growers from northern India and Nepal and warm growers form the low lying rainforests of Indonesia and Borneo. The cool-growing […]

Cymbidium

Cymbidium hybrid Cymbidium hybrid Cymbidium hybrid Cymbidium hybrid Cymbidium hybrid Did you know… There is a Japanese myth which tells of an emperor’s wife who was heartbroken after remaining barren […]

Zygopetalum

Zygopetalum Hybrid

Zygopetalum Hybrid Zygopetalum hybrid Zygopetalum Hybrid (pronounced zygo-PET-a-lum) These are from the mountainous regions of Brazil and produce very distinctive flowers having blue-purple or burgundy labellums and often striped sepals. […]

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