Orchid Resources in the United Kingdom

British Orchid Council
The BOC is the UK orchid world's umbrella organisation, bringing together amateur and commercial growers and the scientific community in a single forum. United Kingdom.

Orchid Society of Great Britain
News, meetings, events, travel, photo gallery, publication, and membership information. Founded in 1951. London, England, United Kingdom.

Writhlington School Orchid Project
Hundreds of students are involved in innovative approaches to orchid conservation through enterprise and global cooperation. The school has a micro-propagation laboratory and one of the UK's most extensive orchid collections in its greenhouse where the students grow many species from seed. Writhlington, Radstock, United Kingdom.

Conserving Orchids
Two PhD researchers, Amy and Susanne (University of Kent), write about the focus of their research. United Kingdom.

Orchid Conservation International
Conceived in 2003 by a small group of UK-based orchid experts. Orchid Conservation International is an independent, non-profit organization established to provide a firm funding base for the work of the Orchid Specialist Group (OSG).

North of England Orchid Society
Art gallery, orchid history, culture, and events calendar. Possibly the oldest orchid society in the world, founded in 1897. Manchester, England, United Kingdom.

RHS - Royal Horticultural Society
Information on a diverse range of horticultural topics. Founded in 1804, the RHS has over 270,000 members. Publishers of the "The Orchid Review", the oldest orchid publication in the world. United Kingdom.

UK Orchid Forum
Web-based forum discussing a diverse range of orchid topics. Also features a chatroom and private messages between members. Everyone welcome. Rob Howe. United Kingdom.

Orchid Seed Stores for Sustainable Use
The OSSSU is a Darwin Initiative project designed to establish orchid seed banking around the globe (with the current focus on Asia and South and Central America). Based at the Seed Conservation Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew at Wakehurst Place.

McBean's Orchids
Cymbidiums, Phalaenopsis, Odontoglossums, and Zygopetalums offered. Flasks. Cultivation notes. Established in 1879. East Sussex, United Kingdom.