Orchid Species Featured Products

KEIKI PASTE

Thu, 26 April 2012 09:39:08 +0100

Keiki paste is used for cloning some types of orchids including Phalaenopsis and Dendrobium. It is a cytokinin hormone based product which makes dormant eyes on the stem produce plant growth rather than flower growth.

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Angraecum Lemforde White Beauty

Tue, 21 June 2011 18:48:57 +0100

Angraecum Lemforde White Beauty is a super hybrid of 2 famous Angraecum both of which are fragrant. Angraecum magdalenae x Angraecum sesquipedale produces large white flowers up to 5 inches across!

Flower lifespan is usually 4 - 6 weeks or more from bud opening to drop so is quite a long time. The flowers are mildly fragrant during the day but in the evening can you experience their intoxicating scent!

Angraecum Lemforde White Beauty is currently available potted as specimen plants in 11cm pots and are currently IN FLOWER

Paphiopedilum roebelenii

Tue, 21 June 2011 18:35:24 +0100

Paphiopedilum roebelenii is a wonderful species from Philippines with chestnut brown, copper, green, yellows and white combining in this beautiful flower. Petals are twisted! This is the same as Paph philippinense but has larger flowers with longer petals so if often called Paph philippinense var roebelenii

Phalaenopsis bellina

Fri, 27 June 2008 12:57:04 +0100

Phalaenopsis bellina is a species from Borneo with cream flowers and a pink centre and is fragrant - smells like lemon sherbet! - this is the Borneo form. Formerly Phal violacea belina.

Angraecum magdalenae

Tue, 24 June 2008 19:24:08 +0100

A superb small Madagascan species with pure white sepals and petals and an ice white lip - flowers are around 2.5 - 4 inches from top to bottom.

Flower lifespan is usually 4 - 6 weeks or more from bud opening to drop so is quite a long time. The flowers are fragrant during the day but only in the evening can you experience their intoxicating scent!

Angraecum magdalenae is available potted as near flowering size in 5.5cm pots with 12 months to flowering or flowering size in 8.5cm pots and capable of flowering/in flower depending on season

Also available are specimens mounted on cork for a more realistic look. The potted ones are easier to keep but the mounted ones look better (to me that is) but take more looking after

Angraecum didieri

Tue, 24 June 2008 17:02:33 +0100

A superb miniature Madagascan species with the palest of green sepals and petals and an ice white lip - flowers are around 3 - 4 inches from top to bottom.

Angraecum didierii is available potted as near flowering size in 5.5cm pots with 12 months to flowering or flowering size in 8.5cm pots and capable of flowering/in flower depending on season

Also available are specimens mounted on cork for a more realistic look. The potted ones are easier to keep but the mounted ones look better (to me that is) but take more looking after