By admin|2016-10-17T03:50:13+00:00September 23rd, 2016|News|
Well were to start...lets start with a couple of things, firstly most books written about Sarc growing are written by growers in NSW. Conditions up there are very different to Melbourne, it is hotter and drier here in summer and
By admin|2016-10-27T08:09:15+00:00September 23rd, 2016|News|
Zygopetalum’s although having the appearance of an exotic plant are actually very easy to grow and flower. In Melbourne we have found they like 70% shade or more throughout the year. In our main growing area we grow ours under
By admin|2016-09-22T23:05:51+00:00September 22nd, 2016|News|
Hi All, Welcome to our new site - sorry but in the changeover we have lost a bit of data so let me start from the beginning again, we have been growing orchids for a good 20 years now maybe
By admin|2016-09-27T04:37:20+00:00January 27th, 2015|News|
Another article about orchids that interest us; Sarcochilus First Light - Aussie Dawn x hartmannii with Aussie Dawn being dilatatus x hartmannii All the First Lights we have seen have been a pale yellow with red stripes (not concentric circles)
By admin|2016-10-27T07:24:12+00:00January 1st, 2015|News|
The first in a series of articles on orchids we like and/or think are significant - lets have a look at Dendrobium Duno Kayla first a show favorite for its huge chunky segments - Dunokayla is; Dendrobium Kayla x Dendrobium
By admin|2016-11-07T08:13:33+00:00December 23rd, 2014|News|
So....what a world we live in now with a seemingly endless world of orchid collecting at our finger tips courtesy of ebay, so lets have a bit of a look at how ebay has changed the Australian orchid seen Variety:
By admin|2016-09-27T04:44:38+00:00November 13th, 2014|News|
2014 Sarcochilus Breeding update: These year so far lots of great crosses with pods on plants, still we have to get through the long hot summer ahead with viable pods left at the end, finger crossed! Our general approach this
By admin|2016-10-27T08:22:39+00:00October 31st, 2014|News|
So you just bought an orchid and want to know what to grow it in or maybe you have been collecting for a while but are starting to realise there are a number of different things you can grow your
By admin|2016-09-27T06:09:26+00:00May 27th, 2014|News|
Dockrillia Orchids were originally classified as dendrobiums and are still classified as dendrobiums by the RHS however the genus Dockrillia is widely excepted in Australia. They are a subset of terete leaved dendrobiums (many with long cylindrical leaves but some
By admin|2016-09-27T06:15:18+00:00March 31st, 2014|News|
Over the weekend we were lucky enough to sneak away for a quick trip to queensland, always fun to look at orchids and learn more about them. The most interesting things for me where: Temperature and Humidity in the low
