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orchidFrom Celia Wright on 21st April 2020
Calanthe Kozu grex
Last month's picture showed buds. This is how it looks now.
orchidFrom Denys Morten on 28th March 2020
Cattleya type
Can anyone name this?
{ It looks as if it has quite a bit of Cattleya nobilior in it. Iain}
orchidFrom Denys Morten on 7th March 2020
Coelgyne cristata
orchidFrom Denys Morten on 28th March 2020
Coelogyne cristata var lemoniana
Note the very pale colouration on the lip, compared to the more normal form above.
orchidFrom Denys Morten on 30th March 2020
Dracula gigas
"Who are you calling 'Monkey Face'?"
orchidFrom Denys Morten on 21st March 2020
Group of Sarcochilus
orchidFrom Denys Morten on 28th March 2020
Bulbophyllum medusa
This looked like a terrible infection or pest damage when first viewed from below!
orchidFrom Denys Morten on 28th March 2020
Rhyncostele rossii majus
orchidFrom Denys Morten on 8th March 2002
Stanhopea
orchidFrom Denys Morten on 5th March 2020
Stanhopea
orchidFrom Iain Wright on 11th April 2020
Octameria grandiflora
The flower is about 1cm across. Something had a very light breakfast from one of the sepals. Grrr...
orchidFrom Iain Wright on 20th March 2020
Laelia schroderi alba
I do not quite understand why this was labelled as 'alba'.
orchidFrom Iain Wright on 20th March 2020
Dendrobium fimbriatum occulatum
orchidFrom Iain Wright on 20th March 2020
Lycaste consobrina
orchidFrom Iain Wright on 20th March 2020
BLC Hsiang-Yu Red Pearl Red Dragon
A really good red.
orchidFrom Iain Wright on 22nd March 2020
Restrepia cuprea
Needs a lot more water. Another piece under the sprayer almost looks tidy!
orchidFrom Iain Wright on 25th April 2020
Bifrenaria harrisonii
very hansome markings on the lip and throat.
orchidFrom George Hart on 17th April 2020
Renanthera citrina
orchidFrom George Hart on 17th April 2020
Renanthera monachica
orchidFrom George Hart on 17th April 2020
Epidendrum Ballerina type, yellow
orchidFrom Iain Wright on 10th April 2020
Windborne seeds?

Orchids are not the only ones!

Photograph from the reefing stage at The Windmill