Prosthechea vespa is an amazing orchid.  It comes from South America, and can be found in Warm America in our greenhouse.  It grows in shady areas, in humid substrates with moss and loose soil.  There is also a Prosthechea vespa alba which has the same shape flower but it is plain white.

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Prosthechea bulbosa comes from central America and we grow it in Warm America.  You may have noticed  from the picture that it is another upside down orchid.  It has many small, long lasting flowers that are very fragrant, smelling of lime.

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Hi Zoe B here.  Prosthechea baculus grows in central and south America and, in our greenhouse, can be found in warm America. It has flowers quite like the Prosthechea cochleata but it only has two flower which are held back to back.  This is where it gets its name.  Like most Prosthecheas, it is another upside down orchid.

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Hi Zoe B here.  I am just saying that Sophronitis has become Cattleya.  Sophronitis, like the Sophronitis coccinea has become Cattleya coccinea.  It is the new recognised name.

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Prosthechea vitellina, or the  ‘York-Yellow Prosthechea’ comes from Mexico and is found in Warm America in our greenhouse.  This orchid is also an epiphyte like the other two I have talked about.

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Staying with Prosthecheas, I am going to tell you about  Prosthechea garciana.  Like  cochleata, this orchid is upside down (non-resupinate). However, garciana has a slight citrus fragrance.  It comes from Mexico at around 1200m altitude and, in our greenhouse, is found in Warm America.

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Zoe B here.  I am going to start with Prosthechea cochleata, national flower of Belize. In Warm America, in our greenhouse, at least one of this plant is in flower at any time.  This orchid is unusual because its lip is at the top of the flower, not the bottom like most orchids.  Some other Prosthechea are the same, but not all.  For this reason it is known as the upside-down orchid.

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Hello again Zoe B here.  I haven't bloged here for a wile but I am going to start up again.  As you may know I am in charge of Prosthecheas, Sophronitis, and Encyclia.  I am going to do a blog about all of the orcheds I look after in our greenhouse.  Please take a look at our website www.wsbeorchids.org.uk

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