orchids
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Orchid Tour (member event)
Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens will be joined by Glasgow’s orchid propagator Christine Nicolson for an exclusive tour of the Orchid House on Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 10.30am. Members can register by reply to the email invitation. For more information, please email the Committee.
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Orchid Fair 2026
Glasgow Botanic Gardens 27th Orchid Fair 9th-10th May 2026 @ The Kibble Palace Scotland’s only annual orchid show and fair returns for it’s 27th year to the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May, promising a botanical feast for the senses and a unique opportunity to buy unusual orchids and other tropical…
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2025 Curator update
Glasgow Botanic Gardens Curator Dr Hiro Shimao gives an update on the collection from 2025 including sugar palms, trees, memorial trees and orchids. This year (from January 2025), we have received more than 1000 species (including cultivars and hybrids) of seeds and plants from many botanical gardens and individuals.
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New orchid hybrids
Three new hybrids have been registered by Glasgow Botanic Gardens. The names were chosen by the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens and all have a Scottish or Glasgow connection. The new hybrids are the result of cross pollination ofdifferent species or hybrids. It can take anything from 3- 18 months for orchid seed pods to…
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Lecture: Orchids of Crete with Christine Nicolson
Join us at 7pm on Tuesday, 22nd October for the lecture on the Orchids of Crete by Christine Nicolson, orchid propagator at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens are pleased to offer this free lecture jointly with the Glasgow Natural History Society and the Scottish Orchid Society. Follow Christine Nicolson on Instagram. …
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Orchid Fair 23-24 April 2022
Botanic Gardens 23rd Annual Orchid Fair 2022 Free entry Saturday, 23 April 11am to 4pm and Sunday, 24 April 11am to 4pm