This Week in the Greenhouse
Looking after the orchids in the Writhlington greenhouse is very rewarding. I get to see beautiful orchids every day. The hot, humid weather this week seems to have encourage many orchids to flower. Below is Bulbophyllum guttulatum which lives in our Warm Asia section. It grows from the Himalayas to Vietnam in monsoon forests at 800 – 2000 meters.
Next up is Dendrochilum magnum with it’s flowers just starting to open. At the moment they are slightly green in colour but this will change to golden as the flowers mature. The flowers have a spicy smell to them. A few years ago we split our enormous Dendrochilum magnum into many smaller plants and this is one of them.
In our Cool Asia section I found Pleurothallis hemirhoda. I think the flower looks like it is conducting an orchid orchestra. What do you think?
In the same section of the greenhouse was this lovely little Pleurothallis costaricensis. This specimen is mounted but we find he grows well in pots too.
Scaphyglottis pulchella is a very attractive, delicate looking orchid. I found it it Cool Americas but I think it should be in one of our Warm Americas section according to Simon in his Orchid of the Day.
Our Vanda coerulia is looking lovely this year. It not only has beautiful flowers but really healthy new roots too. It has obviously loved our cooler, in parts, summer this year.
Finally I must show you these pleurothallis gracillima the Orchid Project students propagated, from a larger plant, last June. They are already flowering and growing really well. Although small, classed as miniature orchids, Pleurothallis gracillima do make good specimen orchid over time.
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Over the year Simon has kept me informed what orchids may be on sale at your shop, are you going to do the same and when will you be having some plants on sale, please.
Kind regards and also best wishes to Simon and the orchid team
Chris
Hi Chris, Thank you for contacting us. I am still waiting on Writhlington to sort out Etsy. I will let you know as soon as the shop is up and running again. In October we will be attending the Devon Autumn Show at Burnham Nurseries. We will have a display and a sales table selling our plants. Thanks again
Agnes
Hi Agnes, Thank you for your reply, please do keep me posted on the shop, as you plants are doing very well, good luck at the next show, unfortunately I am busy writing my next books to the Secret Island (Atlantis) series, Lady series, and the children’s book series, please by all means google or go to my Facebook pages, I support wildlife conservation, Rainbow Trust, Brain Tumour Trust, Help for Heroes and a few others. Wait to hear from you Chris
Hi Agnes, lovely photos, I assume you are no longer able to sell plants on the online shop, does Simon run orchid nursery now.
Thanks
Chris
Hi Chris,
We have had a technical problem with Etsy but this is almost resolved. We will be selling plants again very soon, hopefully before Christmas.
Simon has retired and does not work for Writhlington Orchids any more.
Thanks for contacting us
Agnes
Hi Agnes
Thank you I will look out but if you can give me an update when, best wishes Chris
Hi Agnes, I see you have some orchids now, any sign of other species of coelogynes, cattleyas, cymbidiums and cool growing dendrobiums including D.Nobile Cooksonii etc Thanks Chris
Hi Agnes, thank you have paid for 1 Coelogyne Cristata and 2 Cymbidium Insignia, please mark on the parcel “PLEASE LEAVE BY FRONT DOOR, THANK YOU”
hope to see some other orchids in due course thanks again Chris
Hi Agnes, Happy New Year, all the plants are doing well, any new cymbidium plants, cool cattleyas, coelogyne, dendrobiums etc
Hi Agnes, I have ordered some plants, please can the parcel be left by the front door, also let me know when you have any more cymbidium species and do you ever have Odontoglossum Grande (know as the clown orchid) division, please would make my day. Kind regards Chris
Hi Agnes, thank you for the speedy despatch which I received the first parcel, all plants OK, I assume the second parcel containing the second plant of Dendrobium Ellen may arrive tomorrow.
Hi Agnes, the second plant dendrobium Ellen arrived this morning thank you, any news on other seedling plants and if you may have Odontoglossum Grande (clown orchid) division please, please, thanks Chris
Hi Agnes, I have just purchased the two cymbidiums, please mark on parcel, ‘PLEASE LEAVE BY FRONT DOOR’, I assume you do not have a division of odontoglossum Grande, thanks Chris
deliver to CHRISTOPHER HAYES-BROWN, 21 BECKDALE CLOSE,
BICESTER, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2GT
Hi Agnes, I have just purchased another two cymbidiums, please mark on parcel, ‘PLEASE LEAVE BY FRONT DOOR’, I assume you do not have a division of odontoglossum Grande, thanks Chris
deliver to CHRISTOPHER HAYES-BROWN, 21 BECKDALE CLOSE,
BICESTER, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2GT
Hi Chris, Thanks for your purchases. I will post tomorrow. I am sorry we do not have an odontoglossum grande.
Hi Agnes, thank you and look forward to seeing the plants, much appreciated Chris
Hi Agnes, plants received this afternoon, and well packed, thank you, still cannot do reviews on your system, also sorry having great difficulty getting Odontoglossum Grande, if you know anyone, please give them my email address. Best wishes Chris
Hi Christopher, Other people are leaving reviews ok. Glad you received your plants. Best wishes Agnes
Hi Agnes, I am not sure, I used to leave reviews when Simon was about, has things changed with ETSY