| Species |
FS
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FS-1
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Flowering
Time |
Description |
aurita
|
£6.00
|
n/a
|
Late Spring
|
Large pink
flowers with a pursed lip, marked yellow or orange, with white hairs.
Makes large pseudobulbs. Prefers compost of mostly moss, either New
Zealand sphagnum, native wood moss or a mixture of both, moistened and
chopped into 1 inch lengths. Sold
Out |
x
barbarae
|
£6.00
|
£4.00
|
Late Spring
|
Natural hybrid between
P. grandiflora and P. bulbocodioides. Pink flower with eye-catching
lip markings.
|
bulbocodioides
|
£5.00
|
£3.00
|
Late Spring
|
Mauve pink with dark
lip markings. Very attractive when massed in a bowl.
|
chunii |
£15.00 |
n/a |
May/June |
Delicate smallish
flowers, varying from white to pale pink, lips deeply frilled, white with
yellow or deep pink blotches. Tall stems and often branching. Can make
large pseudobulbs. |
formosana
|
£3.00
4 for
£10.00
|
£2.00
|
April/May
|
Pale rose &
cream,
but very variable, from near white through all delicate shades of pink,
sometimes with contrasting veining. the lip is near white with pink,
purple or brownish spots. Very pretty and excellent beginners' orchid.
Prolific grower.
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Picture to come
formosana
alba
|
£5.00
|
£2.00
|
April/May
|
White, very delicate,
with pale yellow lip markings.
Sold
Out |
formosana
'Blush of Dawn'
|
£5.00
|
£3.00
|
April/May
|
Pink flushed
cream flower and highly frilled lip with very pale internal markings.
Sold
Out |
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Picture to come
formosana
'Clare'
|
£6.00
|
£3.00
|
April/May
|
Large white, vigorous
grower, with lemon yellow lip markings, at times scented like violets.
Sold
Out |
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more formosana varieties to come
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grandiflora
|
£12.00
|
n/a
|
March/April
|
Large white flowers with a frilled and fringed lip, white to lemon yellow.
This is overlaid with yellow, orange or brown markings. Very showy, an eye
catcher Sold
Out, sorry.
|
hookeriana
|
£15.00
|
n/a
|
Late May
|
Variable flower colour,
petals and sepals ranging from white to rose-pink, the lip sometimes
blotched with yellow, orange or reddish brown. Flower size a little smaller
than the rest. Upright habit and long lasting flower, but temperamental in
culture. Likes lots of moss and needs to be kept cool for longer during
winter, start into growth not before April.
|
humilis
|
£15.00
|
n/a
|
End Jan / Feb
|
White with distinctive
red spots & streaks on lip. The earliest species to flower. Likes to grow mainly in moss.
Keep cold
during winter (0-2°C).
|
maculata
|
£20.00
|
n/a
|
Sept/Oct
|
Autumn
flowering. White with purple spotted lip and yellow markings, very
distinctive, rare and difficult. Needs minimum of 15ºC/60ºF. Found mainly
growing in deep moss on trees. Enjoys cultivation in pots with side
drainage, net pots or pond pots with perforated sides. Give good light but
avoid scorching. This is a tricky subject, not for beginners. |
 praecox
|
1 = £10.00
3 = £25.00 |
n/a
|
October / December
|
Autumn flowering.
Flowers pink with lighter coloured, tubular lip, fairly large on erect
stems, sometimes two flowers per stem or bulb. The flowers are long
lasting in cool temperatures and have a delicious scent. Grows
on trees and therefore likes more moss in the compost.
Shipped in
September or after flowering in January. |
yunnanensis
|
£15.00
|
n/a
|
April/May
|
Pale lavender flowers
with magenta or purple lip marking. Unusually rounded petals and sepals. Upright
on a long, slender stem. Long lasting. Likes extra bark in
its compost. Cover the pots with bark so that the surface of the compost
dries out quickly.
Sold Out |
