We think that there are at least fifty orchid species in flower in the school greenhouse on any day in the year so we have decided to pick out one every week to share with you. This week is easy as the greenhouse is dominated by the flower spikes of Cymbidium tracyanum with its large fragrant flowers. This species is found in the East Himalayas from India to Laos and grows in the mountains at altitudes above 2000m. At school we grow it cool with a minimun of 10C and find the secret to flowering it well is to feed and water it heavily during the summer. 