With Melbourne just creeping into its second heat wave I thought it might be helpfull to explain what we are doing right now in our sarcochilus house. On Hot days say 35+  The mounted plants get watered in the morning

This morning with 36 degrees forecast we got the last piece of shadecloth on the Sarcochilus house. Merry christmas to all - hopefully the weather is kind for you and your orchids :)  To try and be as informative as

So vendor x is offering "line bred" dendrobium speciosum....well let me say this in 20 years I have never seen a line bred speciosum...not even 1! I am sure there must be at least some out there somewhere, probably up

A few people have asked us why dont we sell heaps of yellow Sarcochilus in flower on ebay...3 reasons - one is the yellows are slower to flower than reds for us, second the "alba" based yellows and salmons are

Today a beginner asked me "how do I look after my orchids" and with limited time I had to try and impart some knowledge that would keep the Sarcochilus she just bought alive. I chose to talk about watering -

So we are running out of room...a common problem for all Orchid growers from time to time. Also our main growing area is really managed to provide and ideal climate for Sarcochilus which works for most Dendrobiums but not quite

It is the season to be jolly! Sarcochilus flowers everywhere...here are a few. At the moment its mainly the reds that are out in full bloom as well as the odd hartmannii - the alba yellows and salmons are just

We have been growing Sarcochilus for a while and have tried a lot of stuff...pretty much most stuff. Here are some of the mixes we have tried and some comments - In our conditions its ideal for a mix to