Welcome to The Nature Company, a professional orchid education channel built on 15+ years running a specialist garden center.
Our content is grounded in plant physiology, horticultural practice, and real-world cultivation experience, offering depth beyond typical hobbyist channels. We focus on orchid care, propagation, diagnostics, and long-term plant health, explaining not just what to do, but why it works.
This channel is dedicated to evidence-based orchid growing, myth-busting misinformation, and documenting real results from both standard and experimental techniques. We also cover rare plants and broader horticulture when relevant.
If you want clear, accurate, experience-driven orchid guidance without trends or guesswork, this channel is for you.
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Are there any video request out there in the orchid community, something you struggling with or uncertain about? Or just something you think people want or should know. 😊
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Meet Us at the Highway Orchid Society Show! 🌸
We’ll be filming at the Highway Orchid Society Show at Blackwoods Nursery on 2nd & 3rd August – and we’d love to meet you!
If you're in the area, come say hi, ask your orchid questions, or just enjoy the incredible displays and rare blooms. 🎥✨
This is a FREE event, and we’ll be there both days.
Look out for the camera – and don’t be shy to pop into the video!
Hope to see you there!
🗓️ 2–3 August
📍 Blackwoods Nursery
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🌸 Why Is Vanda coerulea Called "Blue" When It Looks Lilac?
The name “coerulea” comes from the Latin word caeruleus, which means sky blue or dark blue, but in botanical terms, it's often used more loosely to describe a range of bluish hues, including purples and lavenders that may not appear "blue" to the average viewer.
👁 Color Perception Isn’t Universal
What we see as lilac or violet may have been interpreted as blue by the botanists who first described the plant. This is due to:
Lighting conditions (natural vs. artificial light changes how color is seen)
Camera or lens settings in older botanical illustrations
Personal perception—some people see more blue in certain purples, others see redder tones
🎨 The “Blue” in Flowers Is Rare
True blue pigmentation in the plant world is extremely rare, so any flower that even leans toward blue often gets labeled that way. Vanda coerulea stood out because:
It was one of the first orchids discovered with a bluish tint
It became the closest thing to blue in the orchid world at the time
The name helped it gain attention and interest in hybridization efforts
🧬 Fun Fact: There’s No True Blue Pigment in Vanda coerulea
The flower's lilac or lavender tone actually comes from a combination of anthocyanins, the pigments responsible for reds, purples, and blues. The illusion of blue is created through cell structure, pH levels, and light reflection, rather than a pure blue pigment.
🌟 Summary
Vanda coerulea is called “blue” more for its historical and botanical context than for its strict color accuracy. To orchid lovers, it’s a “blue orchid” because it comes closest to that elusive hue, even if to our eyes it looks more lilac or violet.
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This holiday season, we wish you:
🌸 Joy as bright as an orchid in full bloom
🎄 Peace as serene as a winter greenhouse
💫 And inspiration to cultivate new growth in the coming year
With gratitude and festive cheer,
🌿 The Nature Company
P.S. Keep an eye out for the new blooms (and content!) we’re preparing for you in 2025!
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The depths to which an orchid lover will go. On our way across Southern Africa to go see the last of the open days at Duckett orchids of their amazing cymbidium flowering season . A journey of 3500 kilometres but some amazing Nature places along the way.
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In todays video , Meristematic tissue culture in orchid propagation involves using undifferentiated plant cells, called meristematic cells, to produce new orchid plants. These cells are capable of continuous division and growth. In the lab, small sections of meristematic tissue are excised from a parent orchid and placed in a sterile nutrient-rich medium. Under controlled environmental conditions, these tissues grow and develop into complete orchid plants. This method allows for the mass production of genetically identical orchids, ensuring the preservation of desired traits and increasing the availability of these beautiful plants. https://youtu.be/PATZW-ML5g8
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In our last video, we toured the shade houses of Stephward Estate with their extraordinary collection of orchids and exotic plants. In our next video, we will talk and show their tissue culture lab.
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