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You will be treated to a personal guided tour of the nursery including behind the scenes with owner and third generation orchid grower Sara Rittershausen. Se..
Long arching sprays of small purple flowers.Cool growing needing a minimum of 10°COrigin- Mexico & HondurasAverage pot size - 11-13cmAverage height - 30cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Star-shaped patterned flowers.
Cool growing minimum 10°C, in a shady spot with good humidity.
These orchids are grown in a bark mix in 12cm opaque plastic pots.
The height and number of stems/buds/flowers of these plants does vary so if you need information on the current stock please ..
Single, starry shaped green flowers with brown spotting and a white and pinky-purple lip.Brazil.Intermediate min 12°C. Variable flowering season.Flowering size.The average pot size is 15cm.
Please note plant picture is an example only.
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This is a hybrid between Edvah Loo x Rex.
Sprays of spidery mottled green flowers.
Intermediate growing with a minimum of 12°C.
The average pot size for these plants is 15cm.This orchid's leaves can be prone to having small black specks. We are not concerned about this and the plants g..
IN SPIKESprays of spidery, pale green fragrant flowers with darker spotting on the lip. Summer flowering. Cool growing. Mexico. These plants are divisions from our large mother plant specimens, a bigger and better form of the usual verrucosa species.
The average pot size is 19cm.Average height - ..
Large spidery green flowers with dark spotting in the centre.
Very large bulbs.
Intermediate min 12°C
Average pot size: 19cm
Average height: 70cmThis orchid's leaves can be prone to having small black specks. We are not concerned about this and the plants grow and flower well in spite of..
This is a hybrid between ornatissimum x guttulatum
This hybrid forms pairs of pink speckled flowers which are held low to the plant. It has a low, creeping habit of small bulbs each with a single leaf. Large enough to flower in 12 months.
Height including the pot is 25cm.
The pot size is 10..
These Bulbophyllums have large, singular, yellow flowers with brown markings and a curiously rocking lip. The flowers are on the end of tall, arching stems.Intermediate growing. Flowering size. Thailand/Burma.
Average pot size - 12-14cmAverage height - 35cmPlease note plant pictured is an example..
Clusters of long petaled creamy-white flowers.Origin - Thailand to West MalesiaWarm growing minimum of 15°CAverage pot size - 12cmAverage height - 20cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
These are young plants so need a few years to grow before they'll be flowering size.Very showy and beautiful large white flowers with a deep purple throat. Summer flowering and very fragrant. Intermediate growing with winter rest. Brazil.
Average pot size - 6cmAverage height - 15cmPlease note pla..
These are young plants so need a few years to grow before they'll be flowering size.This fascinating species from Brazil makes pendent stems of green and burgundy flowers that hang over the side of the pot or basket, they need to be high when in flower to show them off to their best. Many ..
This fascinating species from Brazil makes pendent stems of green and burgundy flowers that hang over the side of the pot or basket, they need to be high when in flower to show them off to their best. Many flowers are on the thin stems, in a similar way to a Gongora. Various colour forms r..
Many showy flowers are clustered around the base of the pseudobulbs, in white and yellow with rose-purple tips to the petals. Fragrant. Winter flowering. Central America. Intermediate min 12°C. Large flowering size plants
The average pot size for these plants is 17cm.
All the sizes have leaves..
These large white flowers with orange throat spill from the pot bringing joy in the winter months!An easy grower given a really cool, dry winter and regular summer watering. It comes from Northern India and enjoys a dry season followed by the monsoon!Average pot size - 12cmAverage height - 30cmPleas..
Pure white flowers with no other colour, this is quite unusual in nature to not even have a touch of yellow in the centre. Cool minimum 10 C with winter rest. Winter flowering.Average pot size - 10cmAverage height - 35cm
Please note plant pictured is an example only...
Many cream flowers with a brown lip on a long pendent spike. Malaysia. Intermediate min 12°C. Winter rest. Flowering size, mostly summer but can flower at various times of the year.Average pot size - 15cmAverage height - 60cm
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(lawrenceana x mooreana) Several large white flowers are produced at a time with bright red-orange in the throat.Cool growing needing a minimum of 10°C.Average pot size - 13cmAverage height - 50cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only..
Large white flowers with a deep yellowy-orange centre.The cultivar known as 'Brockhurst' is now known to be actually 'Magnifica' which was awarded a First Class Certificate by the RHS in 1931.Spring/Autumn.Origin- Vietnam.Cool growing needing a minimum of 10°C.Average pot size is 14-15cm.Please note..
As the name suggest it has lots of flowers, small but highly numerous and strongly scented. Creamy white flowers with a yellow lip on an arching stem growing form the base of large bulbs with tall leaves. Usually Spring flowering. Grow in intermediate temperature minimum 12ºC in winter with regular ..
This is one of our all time favourites, the wonderful fragrance that they produce is the scent of spring. The short sprays of white flowers have a deep orange/yellow centre to the lip. This is a Himalayan orchid and needs distinct wet and dry seasons throughout the year. Through spring and summer we..
The short sprays of white flowers have a deep yellow centre to the lip. (picture shows yellow with an orange border) This is a Himalayan orchid and needs distinct wet and dry seasons throughout the year. Through spring and summer we are watering regularly and spraying the leaves too. The flowers eme..
The short sprays of pure white flowers. This is a Himalayan orchid and needs distinct wet and dry seasons throughout the year. Through spring and summer we are watering regularly and spraying the leaves too. The flowers emerge from the centre of the new leaf growth in spring which continues to..
The short sprays of white flowers have a lemon yellow centre to the lip. This is a Himalayan orchid and needs distinct wet and dry seasons throughout the year. From now on we are watering regularly and spraying the leaves too. The flowers emerge from the centre of the new leaf growth which continues..
Formally known as Coelogyne dayana, this is the longest of the pendent stemmed species. On a mature plant it can produce many stems, forming a curtain of flowers around a basket. The flowers are creamy coloured with a deep brown lip, very pretty. It is a warmer growing species needing a minimum of 1..
This clone of Coelogyne speciosa is quite unique to us so we have named it 'Burnham'. (It used to be called var. salmonicolor but this is no longer correct.)It has large, peachey coloured flowers with very pale salmon coloured lip. Autumn flowering. Origin - Java, Borneo, Malaya, Sumatra. Average po..
Creamy coloured flowers with brown markings on the lip.Origin - West MalesiaWarm growing minimum of 15°CAverage pot size - 15cmAverage height - 50cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
IN SPIKEThis is one of the warmer growing, pendent-flowering coelogynes, having beautiful peachey-pink flowers on long stems. Grow in a minimum of 15°C with good light and a bit of space. Ideally they would grow hanging up in a basket. Can grow large in time with broad leaves.
Average Pot Size - ..
These are young plants so need a few years to grow before they'll be flowering size.Creamy-white flowers and a white lip with lots of dark burgundy spotting. When they reach a mature size they are winter flowering.Origin - IndiaCool growing, needing a minimum of 10°CAverage pot size - 6cmAverage hei..
This type of dendrobium comes from Australia and is cool growing, liking a drop to 10ºC in winter. They produce a mass of small, bright pink flowers which are also sweetly scented.
Grows well with the nobile type dendrobiums and cymbidiums.
These orchids are grown in a bark mix in 11-12cm..
Pink and white flowers with a yellow centre, clustered around the tall cane-like bulb. Cool growing, drier rest in winter.
These orchids are grown in a bark mix in 11-12cm opaque plastic pots.
The height and number of stems/buds/flowers of these plants does vary so if you need information..
This type of dendrobium comes from Australia and is cool growing, liking a drop to 10ºC in winter. They produce a mass of small, white flowers which are also sweetly scented.
Grows well with the nobile type dendrobiums and cymbidiums.
The average pot size is 10cm.Average height - 50cm
Pleas..
These are young plants so need a few years to grow before they'll be flowering size.This type of dendrobium comes from Australia and is cool growing, liking a drop to 10ºC in winter. They produce a mass of small, bright pink flowers which are also sweetly scented.
They are potted in seedling..
White and pink flowers with dark centres, clustered around the tall cane-like bulb. Cool growing, drier rest in winter.
These orchids are grown in a bark mix in 11-12cm opaque plastic pots.
The height and number of stems/buds/flowers of these plants does vary so if you need information on..
Many limey-green/yellow flowers on arching stems.Summer flowering.A 'chain orchid' from Java.The flower stems grow from inside the new growth. Intermediate min 12°CThe average pot size is 10-12cm.Average Height - 50-55cmPlease note plant pictured is an example only...
A classic ‘Chain Orchid’ from The Phillippines, this one is compact growing with lovely arching stems of creamy flowers, nicely scented too. The flower stems come from inside the new growths so these orchids will be growing their new leaves and pseudobulbs throughout the winter. Intermed..
Short, arching stems of bright yellow flowers. They are intermediate growers needing a minimum of 12°C in winter and regular watering when in growth.
Average pot size is 10cm.Please note plant pictured is an example only...
Short, arching stems of bright yellow flowers. They are intermediate growers needing a minimum of 12°C in winter and regular watering when in growth.
Average pot size is 10-11cm.Please note plant pictured is an example only...
Arching sprays of many, small, yellowy flowers. Fragrant. Winter Flowering. A 'chain orchid' from the Philippines.The flower stems grow from inside the new growth. Intermediate min 12°CPlease note plant pictured is an example only...
Sprays of small yellowy-green flowers. Climbing habit with long rhizomes between pseudobulbs. South East Asia.
Intermediate min 12°C.
The average pot size for these plants is 8cm.
Please note plant pictured is an example only...
Amazing grassy foliage produces sprays of tiny cream flowers at the top. Makes a super specimen plant in a few years.
Intermediate growing minimum 12°C. Winter flowering, Phillippines.Average pot size - 9cmAverage height including the pot - 40cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Amazing grassy foliage produces sprays of tiny cream flowers at the top. Makes a super specimen plant in a few years.
Intermediate growing minimum 12°C. Winter flowering, Phillippines.Average pot size - 10cmAverage height including the pot - 40cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Shorter stems with deep red flowers. They are intermediate growers needing a minimum of 12°C in winter and regular watering when in growth.Average pot size - 9cmAverage height - 30-35cmPlease note plant pictured is an example only...
Formally called Malaxis latifolia ‘Frisky’, this is a deciduous orchid that loses its leaves and rests for the winter. The flower stems emerge from the centre of the new leaf growth and grow up tall and straight with hundreds of deep pink flowers from yellowy-green buds! Keep minimum 12°C and dry in..
Formally known as Encyclia polybulbon. It is a charming miniature grower which has a creeping habit that lends itself well to growing mounted on bark. The little flowers have a rounded white lip, the petals and sepals coloured deeper browny-yellow, many can be produced over a large specimen. Grow co..
Formally known as Encyclia polybulbon. It is a charming miniature grower which has a creeping habit that lends itself well to growing mounted on bark. The little flowers have a rounded white lip, the petals and sepals coloured deeper browny-yellow, many can be produced over a large specimen. Grow co..
Why not send someone special a fabulous orchid? They are easy to grow in the home and flower for weeks or even months on end.
Our Special Gift Offer includes:
1 beautiful flowering Phalaenopsis 'Moth Orchid' with 2 stems. Flower colour, pattern or shade may vary. Potted in bark&..
A great companion book to "Happy Orchid" which covers all aspects of many popular houseplants. Lots of these plants grow well with orchids and often enjoy the same conditions. Simple and easy to read, learn all about how to keep your favourite houseplants alive and well.
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Formally Sudamerlycaste costataTall upright stems with single flowers. Lime green flowers with a small orangey red central lip.
Cool min 10°C
Average pot size: 19cmAverage height - 70cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
A miniature orchid that loses its leaves in winter when it likes to be kept completely dry. In summer it flowers with upright stems of tiny deep purple flowers, going on for several months in succession. Keep a minimum 12°C in a shady position with regular watering throughout its growing se..
Long-petalled, creamy-yellow flowers. One flower per stem. Origin - Venezuela, Ecuador, BrazilIntermediate growing needing a minimum of 12°CAverage pot size - 10-12cmAverage height including the pot - 30cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Sometimes known as Ornithidium coccineum – Clusters of small bright red flowers around the base of the plant, makes a good specimen plant but still as a manageable plant. Caribbean. Intermediate minimum 12°C. Flowering size.Average pot size is 10cm.Please note plants pictured are exam..
Long-petalled, triangular, single, burnt orange flowers.Spring flowering.Origin - EcuadorIntermediate growing needing a minimum 12°C.Average pot size - 12cmAverage height including the pot - 40cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Formally Camaridium cucullatumTriangular yellow flowers from the base of the plant with a very dark, almost black lip. Cool growing. South America.
Large multi-leaded plants of flowering size.
The average pot size for these plants is 15-17cm.Average height - 50-60cm
Please note plant ..
Formally Camaridium cucullatumTriangular yellow flowers from the base of the plant with a very dark, almost black lip. Cool growing. South America.
Multi-leaded plants of flowering size.
The average pot size for these plants is 12-15cm.
Please note plant pictured is an example on..
Vibrant red flowers with a spotted lip. Intermediate growing min 12°C.
Average pot size for these plants is 9-11cm.
Mexico
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Burgundy and yellow flowers.MexicoIntermediate growing needing a minimum of 12°CAverage pot size - 15cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Burgundy and yellow flowers.MexicoIntermediate growing needing a minimum of 12°CAverage pot size - 12-15cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Formally known as - Camaridium meleagrisCompact growing with small triangular flowers speckled in dark pink, from the base. South America.
Average pot size - 9cm.Average height including pot - 30cm
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This is a large growing plant with long leaves and triangular flowers around the base of the plant. The mustard yellow petals and sepals and deep red lip make an interesting contrast. Originally from Central and South America and intermediate growing.Average pot size 17-19cm.Average height including..
Compact creeping habit of growth with ice green flowers on short stems.Brazil.Cool-Intermediate growing needing a minimum of 10-12°CAverage pot size - 8-9cmAverage height including pot - 20cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Yellow flowers with a dark purple centre.South BrazilIntermediate growing needing a minimum of 12°C.Average pot size - 10cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Formally Camaridium.Flowers yellowish to red brown, marked with dark brown, lip black. They are produced from the base of the plant and on a mature specimen there can be many flowers clusters around the bulbs. Cool. South America. Flowering size.
The average pot size for these plants is 12-13cm.P..
Miniature growing orchid with nearly “black” flowers at the base of the plant.
Intermediate minimum 12°C
Originates from the Atlantic coastal rainforests of Brazil.
The average pot size for these plants is 9-12cm.
These plants are large enough to flower in their next season.Please note p..
This attractive species is low growing and has a creeping habit with small but very bright red flowers close to the plant. Cool growing. Venezuela. Flowering size.
Average pot size - 7cm.Average height including the pot - 15cm. They are potted in medium bark. Please note plants pic..
Red flowers with a red spotted lip.Intermediate growing needing a minimum of 12°CAverage pot size - 11cmAverage height including pot - 40cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Triangular flowers at the base of the bulbs, thin leaves. Solid yellow variety with little or no red spotting. Scented. Honduras.
Cool growing needing a minimum of 10°C. Average pot size - 9-10cmAverage height including pot - 40cmPlease note plant pictured is an example only...
Triangular flowers at the base of the bulbs, thin leaves. Solid yellow variety with little or no red spotting. Scented. Honduras.
Cool growing needing a minimum of 10°C. Average pot size - 8-9cmAverage height including pot - 40cmPlease note plant pictured is an example only...
Yellow flowers with spotting on the outside of the sepals.South-East BrazilAverage pot size - 15cmIntermediate growing needing a minimum of 12°CPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Yellow flowers with spotting on the outside of the sepals.South-East BrazilAverage pot size - 17cmIntermediate growing needing a minimum of 12°CPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Compact growing with small, bright-yellow flowers with red marking on the lip, growing around the base. Curry fragrance.Cool - Intermediate min 10-12°CAverage pot size - 9cmAverage height including pot - 25cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
With its low, creeping habit this miniature orchid stays compact but can spread outwards. The tiny fleshy leaves produce small brightly coloured yellow and orange bell-shaped flowers, many of them spread over the plant even on a small specimen. It is really attractive little orchid.Origin - Papua Ne..
With its low, creeping habit this miniature orchid stays compact but can spread outwards. The tiny fleshy leaves produce small brightly coloured yellow and orange bell-shaped flowers, many of them spread over the plant even on a small specimen. It is really attractive little orchid.Origin - Papua Ne..
IN SPIKE NOWLarger than normal, due to their creeping habit of growth these plants are well over the side of the pot. So would benefit from being re-potted this summer, but for now they're in spike.When in flower these orchids produce large, showy flowers, one or two at a time. They grow well in a p..
(Bluntii x regnellii)Pink spotted flowers with a pinky-purple lip.Intermediate growing needing a minimum of 12°CAverage pot size - 15cmAverage height - 35cmPlease note plants pictured are an example only...
These are young plants so need a few years to grow before they'll be flowering size.Green flowers with a white lip. Fragrant.Summer flowering.Origin - SE Brazil. Average pot size - 6cmAverage height including the pot - 15cmIntermediate growing needing a min 12°CPlease note plants pictured are exampl..
Creeping habit with tiny round bulbs and thin leaves, charming bright pink flowers on upright stems. Origin - S. BrazilCool growing needing a minimum of 10°CFlowering size. Winter flowering
Average pot size - 12cm.Please note plants pictured are examples only...
Creeping habit with tiny round bulbs and thin leaves, charming bright pink flowers on upright stems. Origin - S. BrazilCool growing needing a minimum of 10°CFlowering size. Winter flowering
Average pot size - 7cm.Please note plants pictured are examples only...
Tall branching stems of small bright yellow flowers. West indies.Cool growing needing a minimum of 10°CAverage pot size - 15cmPlease note plants pictured are examples only...
Dark burgundy flowers with a deep burgundy lip on a compact stem. Free flowering and easy to grow in a cool, shady spot in the home. Mist regularly to increase humidity and take care not to overwater.
These orchids are grown in a bark mix in 11-12cm opaque plastic pots.
The height and num..
These are young plants so need a few years to grow before they'll reach flowering size.The small plants produce what at first appears to be a flower spike at varying times of the year, which grows long and winding. It then produces offshoots along its length which turn into little individual plants...
Brown flowers with a white and orange lip on a compact stem. Free flowering and easy to grow in a cool, shady spot in the home. Mist regularly to increase humidity and take care not to overwater.
These orchids are grown in a bark mix in 11-12cm opaque plastic pots.
The height and number o..
This is a new variety that we don't currently have a name for, so we have given it a temporary code number.Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stem..
This is a new variety that we don't currently have a name for, so we have given it a temporary code number.Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stem..
This is a new variety that we don't currently have a name for, so we have given it a temporary code number.Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stem..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has pale pink with unusual speckling in deep purple flowers.
These orchids are grown in medium grade bark in 11-12..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stems with flowers, with pinky-coral colouring.
These orchids are grown in medium grade bark in 11-12cm clea..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stems with white and burgundy flowers.
These orchids are grown in medium grade bark in 11-12cm clear plastic..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has smaller orange flowers on short stems with a faint sweet perfume.
These orchids are grown in medium grade..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stems with orange flowers.
These orchids are grown in medium grade bark in 11-12cm clear plastic pots.
Th..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This orchid has 2 spikes in bud and produces white flowers with a yellow centre.
These orchids are grown in medium grade bark i..
Warm growing minimum 18°C, ideal as a houseplant, can flower any time of year.
This variety has 2 short stems of smaller dark burgundy flowers with slight yellow edging.
These orchids are grown in medium grade bark in 11-12cm clear plastic pots.
The average height including the pot is..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stems with white flowers with lots of little, dark purple spots.
These orchids are grown in medium grade bar..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stems with buds and flowers, bright limey yellow on tall stems
These orchids are grown in medium grade bark ..
Solve that present problem by sending a special someone a beautiful orchid.They are ideal for any occasion, the 'Moth Orchids' making the best beginners' orchid, lasting many weeks, even months in bloom.
They are ideal houseplants for a warm room and come in a wide range of colours and ..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stems with deep purple spotted flowers,
These orchids are grown in medium grade bark in 11-12cm clear plasti..
Phalaenopsis make excellent houseplants, flowering for many weeks at a time in a warm room with good light. Water only when dry and keep out of the bright summer sun.
This variety has 2 stems with yellow flowers and a deep pink lip.
These orchids are grown in medium grade bark in 11-12cm clear..