Masdevallia velifera (Rchb.f 1874) a welcome distraction on a stormy day. This 'Veiled Masdevallia' is native to the cloud forests of 🇨🇴 . For me, the malodorous fragrance is only really discernable when the blooms first open #Orchidaceae

Large flowered hybrid Restrepia Houlisse (R. guttulata x R. Havre de Rozel), including a close-up of one of the cirri. Scale is included in the cyanotype image of a pressed bloom (20 min. exposure to UV) #Orchidaceae

As Christmas trees go up 🌲, there's a different sort of excitement with my Catasetum Elizabeth Wills about to flower for the second time this year. Hopeful of a further beautiful display in my first year growing this genus #Orchidaceae

Habenaria tridactylites Lindl., also known as the Three Fingered Habenaria, a terrestrial orchid native to the Canary Islands #Orchidaceae

Reliable hybrid back in bloom, Aliceara Renaissance White, an intergeneric orchid hybrid between three genera (Brassia × Miltonia × Oncidium) #Orchidaceae

First flowering of my small Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. marmorata (O.Gruss) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins, an orchid variety native to Laos, with elegant stippled leaves #Orchidaceae

My Tuberolabium quisumbingii (L.O. Williams) Christenson, an orchid native to Luzon in the Philippines, with a wonderful floral-almond fragrance #Orchidaceae

First flowering of my Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. alba (O.Gruss & Koop.), a fragrant and elegant species native to Sumatra, the Andaman Islands and Nicobar islands #Orchidaceae

On a challenging day recently, it was a great surprise to find my online table show image of Cypripedium Victoria on the front cover of the latest Orchid Society of GB Journal. A quality orchid journal, available quarterly with membership osgb.org.uk #Orchidaceae

Yucca filamentosa 'Variegata' full of blooms on a stormy day

Anguloa Victoire, a primary hybrid hybrid of A. clowesii x A. eburnea, flowering for a second time this year #Orchidaceae

Phalaenopsis Dragon's Melody first bloom seedling

My first foray into growing Catasetum orchids. Bought a mature pseudobulb of Catasetum Elizabeth Wills fourteen months ago, and I am very pleased with these exotic looking blooms with a fragrance of spearmint + a hint of spice #Orchidaceae

First time growing a grafted tomato plant, Tomato Paola F1. A vigorous plant with a good harvest of flavoursome fruits, many suitable for slicing 🍅

The first of my Neofinetia (Vanda falcata ‘Zuiun’ 🇯🇵) has more flowers this year. Yellow buds lead to blooms with a predominantly clotted cream colour, and a sweet evening fragrance #Orchidaceae

Exciting to find native orchids in bloom locally at the weekend. A small scattering of Dactylorrhiza maculata (heath spotted orchid) were flowering well beyond Bramshot Farm Country Park (NE Hampshire) #Orchidaceae

Epipactis royleana, a terrestrial orchid that is widespread across the mountains of central Asia including the Himalayas. Flowers have a conspicuous dark pink-purple colour #Orchidaceae

Stelis cypripedioides, a warm growing miniature orchid from Ecuador and Peru (350 - 1000m). Successive flowers form, the lower synsepal looks like a tiny lady's slipper/Cypripedium pouch. Older blooms were imaged with a UK five pence coin for scale #Orchidaceae

Masdevallia notosibirica with generous flowers, which will hopefully join the society exhibit at RHS Chelsea soon. #Orchidaceae

Masdevallia ignea, a cool growing Columbian orchid with striking blooms. Found at elevations of typically 2600 to 3800 metres. #Orchidaceae

Cypripedium Victoria in warm sunshine #Orchidaceae

Pleione Hendrelien Peters ‘Purple Honeycreeper’ awarded an Award of Merit by RHS. This hybrid was named after our expert volunteer Hendrelien who devotes her life to orchids and we so appreciate her help on our team! 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation

Happy St. George's Day! 🌸 Paphiopedilum Londonlight (P. London Wall x P. Nulight) #Orchidaceae #StGeorgesDay

Happy Easter ✝️ 📸 Phalaenopsis Mainshow Butterfly 3-lips. Here the petals all look like lips, in these peloric blooms, with more of a suggestion of radial symmetry (like a daisy) instead of the usual bilateral symmetry (like a human face) #Orchidaceae

New Lepanthes #Orchid species

Paphiopedilum delenatii is abloom,on #NationalOrchidDay #Paphiopedilum #species #Orchid

First flower of this year from a cross I made in 2021. Phal. bellina alba x Germaine Vincent

Every image for #NationalOrchidDay was taken in the last 24 hours. They certainly picked perfect timing with the date. Every year I have dozens in bloom on April 16th.

Phalaenopsis Aromio Cherry Blossom on #NationalOrchidDay. Elegant blooms are enhanced by a daytime fragrance of cherries and cherry blossom #Orchidaceae

Cymbidium URG (Parish Madness ‘Rio Negro’ x Hypnotic Eye ‘New Horizons’) with yellow blooms and an eye catching lip. First flowering in the nursery, a fantastic new hybrid from New Horizons. 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation

Stelis emarginata, a cool growing epiphyte found from Mexico to Peru. Growing at elevations of 1800 up to 3500m #Orchidaceae

Palm Sunday blessings with Pleione grandiflora 'Mary' #Orchidaceae

Pleione Shantung 'Ducat', bloom width 107 ± 2 mm #Orchidaceae

Phalaenopsis Mini Lego 'Peach', a recent gift, nearly in full bloom #legoorchid

Right now in Hawaii, it is time for Denbrodium nobile orchids to bloom, all over our trees, here in the Hilo area.

Caladenia lobata - Butterfly Orchid A chance pullover at the side of a road last October led to our first encounter with the amazing Butterfly Orchid. This #orchid has a labellum with long fringes and that vibrates in even the slightest breeze. #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants

Cymbidium Olympic Flame opening in spring sunshine #Orchidaceae

Rhyncholaelia digbyana. This species is frequently bred into complex Cattleya hybrids for its frilly lip and strong, citrusy fragrance. #orchids #plants #rhyncholaelia

My Masdevallia mendozae 'Mullus' #orchid with 41 flowers and buds at its peak. Endemic to Ecuador in cloud forests at elevations of 1800 to 2300 metres #Orchidaceae

Another #orchid whose lip pivots is Anguloa Victoire, a primary hybrid hybrid of A. clowesii x A. eburnea. The plant was a new year's gift from a friend, and I'm already enjoying the first flower along with the fragrance of Methyl salicylate, or oil of wintergreen #Orchidaceae

Pterostylis curta, also known as the blunt greenhood, a species from SE Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. A terrestrial #orchid that is bulking up nicely. It has apple-green pitcher shaped flowers and a reddish brown lip that is hinged and pivots within the flower #Orchidaceae

Marvellous trip yesterday to visit Kew's orchid festival 2025, celebrating the flora and fauna of Peru. The perfect antidote to winter. Including 2/2 specimen plants: Lycaste campbellii, Oncidium ampilatum, Pleurothallis secunda #Orchidaceae

Marvellous trip yesterday to visit Kew's orchid festival 2025, celebrating the flora and fauna of Peru. The perfect antidote to winter. Including 1/2 exhibits #Orchidaceae

Impressive specimen plants in the Orchid House at RHS Wisley today, including: Dendrochilum glumaceum, Laelia anceps, Cymbidium Highland Advent, and Cymbidium Stourbridge x tracyanum #Orchidaceae

It has been a good year for Pleione #orchid pseudobulb growth. Pleione Haven Oliver (P. San Salvador x P. Eiger) again coming out on top with pseudobulbs up to 53 ± 1 mm tall. (Repotted earlier than usual this season, to try and exhibit them earlier.) #Orchidaceae

A Pleione for Christmas 🩷, 📸 Pleione Barcena (P. formosana x P praecox). A winter flowering hybrid orchid #Orchidaceae

Mutant Restrepia elegans #orchid flower! The extra dorsal sepal is not a copy, it has the spots details from the larger synsepal from halfway along its length. The tip is also distorted. Plus there's an extra, shorter, petal wrapped around the column in the middle. Fascinating #Orchidaceae !

Masdevallia chasei #orchid brightening up a chilly day. Native to Costa Rica and Colombia at elevations of 900-1800 m. Total flower depth 30 ± 2 mm. #Orchidaceae