2026/10 Pleurothallids Orchids
This year’s annual supplement features a group of mostly miniature orchids with flowers that range from strikingly beautiful to almost grotesque.
Ron Parsons and Mary Gerritsen begin the supplement with an excellent primer on miniature orchid culture, followed by an article by Eckhard Schuller on the construction of a portable structure for growing orchids that need constant moisture.
Herman ter Borch presents a beautifully illustrated compendium of Dracula species, and Judith Rapacz-Hasler and Karl Hillemacher follow with an equally well-illustrated treatise on dracuvallias - the marriage between Dracula and Masdevallia.
Not to be outdone, Lucas Carreño and Cordelia Head, of J&L Orchids, present a lavish article on the genus Masdevallia, and Marguerite Webb discusses fragrant pleurothallids - yes, many of them are very pleasantly fragrant! Gustavo A. Aguirre presents the Pleurothallidinae in Colombia, and Sebastián Vieirra-Uribe introduces us to the genus Restrepia.
Don't think you have the conditions for this fascinating group of orchids? Luis M. Ortiz Jordan presents growing Lepanthes in a grow tent, so specialized greenhouse environments are a requirement and Edgar A. Mó wows with a lavish presentation of Lepanthes from Guatemala. Rounding out the supplement is an article on the genus Anathallis in Mexico by Rodolfo Solano and Ethian Licona, and a discussion of Pleurothallis quadrifida, a fragrant species that can even be grown and flowered in Florida.
