Orchid Special with Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Talking Dirty - A podcast by Get Gardening - Wednesdays
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There are few houses that aren't home to an Orchid. But with 28,000 species, distributed in about 763 genera, the world of Orchidaceae goes far beyond Phalaenopsis and Cymbidium.This week we're joined by Cambridge University Botanic Garden Glasshouse Team Leader Luigi Leoni, and Orchid expert Phil Gould, to see some of the plants wowing the crowds at the moment and share amazing stories behind them. Plus their FLOMO*s for not only the Botanic Garden, but private collections at home.FLOMO = FLoral/plant-based fear Of Missing OutPLANT LISTStrongylodon macrobotrysCoelia bellaPolystachya tsaratananaeCattleyaLaeliaVandaDendrobiumMiltoniaCymbidium iridioidesCymbidium tracyanumAngraecum sesquipedaleBulbophyllum saltatorium var. albociliatumBulbophyllum phalaenopsisStapelia giganteaErythronium 'Joanna'Calanthe striataDendrobium speciosumCypripedioideaeMyrmecophila tibicinis Neomoorea wallisii syn N. irrorataLaelia ancepsLaelia anceps var veitchianaCoelogyneCoelogyne cristataCoelogyne nitida Phalaenopsis lowiiSchoenorchis fragransLudisia discolorPhalaenopsis giganteaCoryanthes macranthaPhalaenopsis schillerianaPhalaenopsis stuartiana