A simple guide to growing healthy, blooming orchids on the Sunshine Coast, with local tips from the Nambour Orchid Society.

Read about one of our members’ visits to this year’s Japan Grand Prix International Orchid and Flower Show.

This article covers ideal conditions, tips and advice for growing Trichocentrum stacyion the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Highlights from our 2025 annual Nambour Orchid Society Species Show held in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast.

For our last meeting of the year, we held a members only mini with prizes, awards and orchid displays.

This article covers ideal conditions, tips and advice for growing Leptotes bicolor on the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

The Spring Orchid Expo 2025, held in Bokarina on the Sunshine Coast, showcased many amazing international and local orchids.

This article takes a deep dive into one the most fascinating and unusual slipper orchids - Mexipedium xerophyticum.

This article covers ideal conditions, tips and advice for growing Miltonia moreliana. This species is found growing on trees and occasionally on rocks.

Fewer than 10 of these bald-tip beard orchids remain in the wild. Victoria was about to burn them into extinction.

It’s a tale as old as time: the wind carries an orchid seed to a new island where it evolves into a new species resembling a cupcake.

Some wonderful advise on hanging orchids, reshared from a special orchid feature taken from the Gardening Australia' program.

Known by many different names or synonyms, this beautiful orchid can be found in Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific.

Last weekend we held our annual Spring Orchid Show on the Sunshine Coast. A gallery featuring many of the orchids is included.

This article covers two varieties found in South East Queensland as well as the well-known form from North Queensland.

Also known as the King Orchid, as the name suggests, this is the king of Australian epiphytic orchids and deservedly so.

The Waxy Sarcochilus orchid was first discovered in Toowoomba and is found throughout South-East Queensland.

Here we share a presentation Wayne created showing the many orchids of South East Queensland and their environments.

Wayne shares his tips and tricks for growing orchids in suburban backyard gardens on the Sunshine Coast.

Wayne shares how the Sunshine Coast is home to many native orchids which are easily found when you know what to look for.