The Orchid Review Yearbook

The world’s senior orchid publication, The Orchid Review is dedicated to the celebration and deeper understanding of orchids, backed by RHS expertise in growing, showing and studying these special plants

Inside the latest yearbook

Discover the top stories, features, and must-reads from this annual issue:

The Orchid Review cover
Cover of the The Orchid Review 2026–2027 yearbook

Annual yearbook 2026–2027

The endless diversity of orchids is impossible to capture, but The Orchid Review Yearbook 2026–2027 comes impressively close. Across 128 pages, discover expert growing advice, solutions to common Phaiopedilum problems, developments at the Eric Young Orchid Foundation, Habenaria breeding, innovative new introductions, historical investigations, the remarkable ecologies found on orchid inflorescences, RHS orchid awards and much more.

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Features from the yearbook

Each eclectic yearbook features articles by world-renowned experts, ranging from cultivation advice and plant profiles to historical investigation and orchid exploration, with all the latest orchid introductions, a round-up of RHS orchid awards and the best from international orchid shows:

All that’s new with orchids

Orchids in nature

Events and awards

Orchid collections

Orchid profiles

Growing orchids

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“The Orchid Review, the first periodical devoted entirely to orchids, remains among the finest. It delivers information that is detailed and accurate but in a colourful format with an easily accessible style.”

Martin Motes, Motes Orchids, Florida

Highlights from the back issues

Explore the world of orchids with a look back at cultivation advice, scientific findings, orchid exploration, in-depth plant profiles, news, shows and awards celebrating the world’s most alluring flowers.

See the highlights from 2022 to 2013

Cumulative index

<i>The Orchid Review</i> Index 1893–2025

The Orchid Review Index 1893–2025(3.8MB pdf)

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