Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year 🥳🌿. 2024 has had such great memories that we step into 2025 with excitement about what the New Year holds. Thanks for following our journey and keep 👀! #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation

Some of my Phalaenopsis from 2024 #orchid

Last but not least Z is for Zygopetalum. 🎉A fragrant genus of 14 species and over 200 hybrids. Sharing an unnamed Zygopetalum hybrid seen on our travels. Thank you all for following and do share any Z’s today! 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

P is for Pleione yunnanensis one of the species in the Butterfield Collection. Another tricky letter for our collections - do you have any to share today? 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

X is for Masdevallia Ximena Niera a primary hybrid of datura and rex. X is also often used for natural hybrids …do you have any natural hybrids to share? 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

A Pleione for Christmas 🩷, 📸 Pleione Barcena (P. formosana x P praecox). A winter flowering hybrid orchid #Orchidaceae

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W is for Oncidium wyattianum a species from the wet montane cloud forest of Peru. What W orchids do you have to share - any Wilsonaras for example? 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

V is for Vanda coerula spotted in Yunnan on our recent orchid expedition with the Orchid Conservation Alliance. A great charity to support as they help fund rainforests which preserve orchids! Any V orchids today? 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

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U is for Pleione Ueli Wackernagel ‘Pearl’ a primary hybrid that is part of the National Collection. Do you have an unusual orchid or URG (unregistered grex) to share today? 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

T is for tricky as none of our Tricocentrums have flowered yet! So here is Miltoniopsis Tyneville instead. A beautiful hybrid which flowers in summer! Do share any T orchids today as it would be lovely to see them. 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

S is for Stanhopea Plaything a primary cross remade by the Hartley’s and part of the National Collection. Do you have any Stanhopeas or other S orchids to share today? 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

R is for Rhynchostele cordata - the heart shaped cordata that forms part of the Oncidium alliance. Thanks everyone for sharing all your alphabet photos - do share any R orchids today! 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

#Orchids Are Awesome! The Queen of Sheba Orchid. They are known as "Sun Orchids" because the colorful flowers of most species only open fully on warm, sunny days, with desert species requiring more heat than those from temperate areas.

"Behold the Queen of Sheba Orchid, a true jewel of Western Australia's wildflowers! #QueenOfSheba #orchid #WesternAustralia #wildflowers #nature #flowerphotography"

Q is for Oncidium Queen Mary (1912) one of the historic hybrids in our collection. This has striking red patterned blooms. Hope you can find a Q to share - there are 3 at least Q species! 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

P is for Pleione Kath Fairhurst AM/RHS one of the varieties in our National Collection. Pleione’s come in a variety of colours most flowering in Spring with some Autumn flowering. Do you have a P orchid to share? 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱

O is for Oncidium alexandrae a pink variety of this iconic species in our National Plant Collection. Varieties can also be white or spotted with red. Which Oncidium (or Odontoglossum) is your favourite ? 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation #orchidalphabet🌱