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UK orchid conservation charity | The Brickell Award 2024 | RHS Gold medal winners 🏆| #🌿Six National Collections of orchids | 📍West Sussex, UK
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S is for Stanhopea saccata a delightful species donated by the Hartley’s and part of the National Collection. Do you have any Stanhopeas or other S orchids to share today? 🌿

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December 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Phalaenopsis Kingfisher's Dragon Wing 'Joy' AM/AOS
December 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Lycaste Virginalis from RHS somewhere… #AtoZ
December 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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M is for Miltonia (I’ve only got one still alive 🥴) #AtoZ #SixOnSaturday
December 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Mine is the one on the left. I really like the one on the right though. Know neither of their names 🤷‍♀️
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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P is for Pink, Pyramidal, Phalaenopsis as well as Pleione and Paphiopedilum orchids 💞
A collage of various Pink P orchids
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Queen of Sheba

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December 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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R is for Rossioglossum grande - sometimes known as the clown orchid that forms part of the Oncidium alliance. Thanks everyone for sharing all your alphabet photos - do share any R orchids today! 🌿

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December 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Q is for Oncidium Quennevais one of the Eric Young Orchid Foundation orchids in our collection. This has delicate lemon blooms. Hope you can find a Q to share - there are 3 at least Q species! 🌿

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December 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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P is for Pleione Hendrelien Peters AM/RHS named after our valued expert volunteer. Pleione’s come in a variety of colours most flowering in Spring with some Autumn flowering. Do you have a P orchid to share today? 🌿

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December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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O is for Oncidium Saxony ‘Hermitage Jaguar’ AM/RHS awarded this year from our National Plant Collection. Which Oncidium (or Odontoglossum) is your favourite ? 🌿

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December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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N is for Neofinetia falcata(synonym of Vanda falcata) seen on our travels to Ecuador this Autumn. A stunning example - do you have any N orchids to share? 🌿

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December 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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M is for Masdevallia - Tourmaline (R) and Bay Breeze (L) - a splash of colour from our National Plant Collection. These Andean orchids seem to flower year round in the nursery. Do you have any M orchids you admire? 🌿

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December 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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L is for Lycaste AB Little Scatterbrain - one of the orchids from the Hartley’s. So grateful for everyone who continues to support us as we conserve these fantastic collections 🌿 Any L orchids to share today?

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December 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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K is for Masdevallia Kimballiana another historic hybrid registered in 1893 a primary of caudata and veitchiana. Which K orchids do you have? 🌿

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December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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J is for Oncidium Janus, a historic hybrid registered in 1910. This one is a remake by the renown hybridizer, Bob Hamilton and is late flowering each year. Do share your J orchids too? 🌿

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December 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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I continues to challenge so here is Comparettia ignea. Originally from Colombia this delights visitors each year with its orange blooms. What orchids do you have with I in the name? 🌿

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December 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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H has also been tricky for our collection! Sharing Habenaria medusa instead from Kew - it is moth pollinated, terrestrial and goes completely dormant for the dry season. Do you have any H orchids to share? 🌿

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December 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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G is for Gomesa flexuosa a species native to Brazil and Argentina with petite bright yellow flowers. 🌿

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December 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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F has been tricky with very unusual species! To keep the alphabet and joy here is Cymbidium Fliquet from our new National Collection of Cymbidiums. Registered in 1990 you can see the strong influence of sanderae. 🌿

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December 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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E is for Eulophia roempleriana
seen on our travels in Madagascar. An interesting fact about this rare showstopper is that it climbs pandanus trees, rooting in each leaf axil. What E orchids do you want to share today? 🌿

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December 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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D is for Disa uniflora. These South African terrestrials enjoy life on our flood bench in Sussex with running water to replicate the conditions in nature. Do share any orchids with a D in their name! 🌿

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December 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Chysis aurea
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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C for Cattleya orchids from the display at last year’s Festa da Flor (usually held annually from around the beginning of May) #AtoZ #SharingMadeira
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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As well as the beautiful orchids B is also for Bougainvillea - whatever time of year there always seems to be some brightening up the surroundings #AtoZ #SharingMadeira
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM