Exotic orchids at Chelsea Flower Show

At Chelsea this year, our exhibit will feature tropical species and their hybrids, staged in a naturalistic landscape to display the astonishing variety within the largest flowering plant family on Earth.

There are around 25,000 species of orchid worldwide, of which 95% grow in the tropics. These exotic relatives are far more diverse than our 50 or so British native species – in form, colour and growth habitat.

Arundina graminifolia is a terrestrial orchid originally native to Asia which is now classed as an invasive weed in parts of the world.

Arundina graminifolia grows freely in many parts of the world