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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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Masdevallia Solar Flare just opening 🌿

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22.02.2026 07:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good to know! Glad they made you welcome!

22.02.2026 07:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Masdevallia Dark Star marking the start of our Masdevallia season. 🌿

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21.02.2026 07:08 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Still a seedling but look at the waterfall markings on this Miltonidium URG (Prince Vultan x Miltonia spectabilis). The hybrids opening have varied from pale pinks through to deeper mauve. 🌿

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20.02.2026 11:02 — 👍 24    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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A second Award of Merit went to our first Cymbidium to receive an AM - Cymbidium Rancho Dos Pueblos 'Andijk'. A stunning variety with a dark lip and spotted flowers. 🌿

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19.02.2026 07:10 — 👍 16    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Exciting to report that Oncidium Sylvia won an Award of Merit from the RHS Orchid Expert Group yesterday. A stunning remake of a 1907 hybrid cirrhosum x Rolfeae by Bob Hamilton. 🌿

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18.02.2026 07:43 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1
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Oncidium wyattianum is an eye catching species. It is native to the wet cloud forest of Peru at 1500 to 2300m and grows in the shade. 🌿

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16.02.2026 08:14 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Oncidium Perruque ‘Hermitage Colibri’ AM/RHS back in flower. This hybrid won the Halford Medal in 2024 as best hybrid seen by the RHS Orchid Committee. 🌿

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15.02.2026 09:26 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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First flowers of 2026 appearing amongst the Pleione’s. This is Pleione Merapi (Burnsall x humilis) 🌱

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14.02.2026 08:09 — 👍 20    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Counting down to next newsletter and lists of surplus plants to sell help us fund our WOC exhibit. Do sign up via our website as newsletter coming out very soon! 👀🌿

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12.02.2026 13:06 — 👍 13    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Oncidium Brian Ritterhausen with burgundy and white flowers 🌿

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12.02.2026 09:19 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Oncidium Saint Jonathan with deep pink flowers 🌿

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11.02.2026 09:57 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Continuing this week with a red gem - Oncidium Star of Jersey. Small petite red flowers from the strong component of noezlianum in this hybrid. 🌿

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10.02.2026 10:43 — 👍 24    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Starting the week with a heart…this is Oncidium Saxony with strong yellow colouring and a heart on the lip 🌿

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09.02.2026 09:21 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thanks to each and everyone of our visitors yesterday to our first Event of 2026. Lots to see - the funds raised all go towards orchid conservation here in the UK and La Reserva Orquideas in Colombia. Thank you 🌿

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08.02.2026 09:30 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Microcoelia aphylla with petite white flowers and no leaves from Madagascar 🇲🇬🌿

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06.02.2026 08:38 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Aeranthes grandiflora, another native to Madagascar 🇲🇬🌿

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05.02.2026 08:46 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Angraecum filicornu with an incredible spur - from Madagascar 🇲🇬🌿

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04.02.2026 07:45 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Angraecum sororium is a large cool growing orchids from the highlands of Madagascar 🇲🇬🌿

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03.02.2026 07:38 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Gastrorchis peyrotii is a small terrestrial orchid from Northern Madagascar 🇲🇬🌿

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02.02.2026 06:56 — 👍 28    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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A selection of Cynorkis - Cynorkis speciosa, Cynorkis uniflora and a natural hybrid Cynorkis x ranaivansonii, named after Niry one of the Madagascan guides and expert orchid spotter! 🌿

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01.02.2026 08:34 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Eulophia pulchra is a terrestrial orchid from Madagascar. Originally discovered in 1822 and sometimes known as ‘gonzo orchid’ this was renamed by John Lindley with pulchra meaning beautiful or pretty being fitting! 🇲🇬🌿

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31.01.2026 09:03 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Eulophia rutenbergianum, a stunning yellow terrestrial orchid with medicinal properties from Madagascar 🇲🇬🌿

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30.01.2026 07:42 — 👍 22    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Counting down to next newsletter and lists of surplus plants to sell help us fund our World Orchid Conference exhibit. Do sign up via our website as newsletter coming out very soon! 👀🌿

#orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation

29.01.2026 09:27 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Eulophia nervosa, a very rare species rarely seen from Madagascar 🇲🇬🌿

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28.01.2026 07:42 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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DIsa incarnata from Madagascar 🇲🇬🌿

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27.01.2026 07:05 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Starting the week with a rare giant Cynorkis, Cynorkis gigas from Madagascar 🇲🇬. Second largest Cynorkis 🌿

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26.01.2026 08:52 — 👍 18    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Angraecum praestena from the dry forests of Madagascar 🇲🇬🌿

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25.01.2026 08:34 — 👍 21    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Sharing some orchid photos this week from Madagascar in rainy season 🇲🇬🌱This is Bulbophyllum namoronae found in the humid evergreen forests with small petite flowers 🌿

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24.01.2026 09:43 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Another stunning hybrid from the Oncidium alliance. This is Oncostele Golden Trident ‘Golden Gate’ HCC/AOS. 🌿

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23.01.2026 07:08 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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