Meeson Orchids

Stuart Meeson Orchids - pen and ink sketch of Epipactis gigantea

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1. Research

1.1 UV Induced Visible Fluorescence imaging of orchids

WOC 2024 in Tainan

Scientific poster P4-003 (Abstract)


2. YouTube Meeson Orchids


RHS Silver Medal at inaugural RHS Chatsworth

3. Guinness World Record

Stuart Meeson Guinness World Record Epipactis orchid

Guinness World Record Holder for the Most blooms on an orchid plant (sympodial) with a total of 1684 blooms on my Epipactis gigantea 'Trefor' orchid (verified 09 June 2018, Fleet (UK))

Stuart Meeson Guinness World Record Epipactis orchid new potStuart Meeson Guinness World Record Epipactis orchid single mass of rhizomes
Stuart Meeson Guinness World Record Epipactis orchid flowering June 2022


4. X / IG / Threads - @UK_Boothby

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5. Orchid publications

OSGBJ

Posters

1. WOC 2024 - Tainan, Taiwan
Meeson S, P4-003 Preliminary findings from UV induced visible fluorescence imaging of orchids (in press).


Scientific Papers

1. Meeson S. P4-003 Preliminary findings from ultraviolet induced visible fluorescence imaging of orchids. Conference proceedings WOC 2024 (Tainan, Taiwan) (in press).


Published Abstracts

1. Meeson S. P4-003 Preliminary findings from ultraviolet induced visible fluorescence imaging of orchids. Conference proceedings WOC 2024 (Tainan, Taiwan) (abstract).


Reports

1. Exhibiting at RHS Chatsworth June 2017. Dr. Stuart Meeson. OSGBJ 2017; 66(3):216-218. Orchid Society of Great Britain ISSN 0306-2996.
2. International News - Displays at RHS Chatsworth Show continue orchid tradition. J. Stowe (Ed.), H. Millner, S. Meeson. Orchid Rev 2017;125(1319):137. ISSN 0030-4476
3. Experience with orchid kokedama. Part 1: Development and early experience. Dr. Stuart Meeson. OSGBJ 2018; 67(1):44-46. Orchid Society of Great Britain ISSN 0306-2996.
4. 23rd Orchid Festival, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. Dr. Stuart Meeson, with forward by Galina Boyse. OSGBJ 2018; 67(2):100-105. Orchid Society of Great Britain ISSN 0306-2996.
5. Experiments with Pleione. Dr. Stuart Meeson. OSGBJ 2018; 67(3):196-199. Orchid Society of Great Britain ISSN 0306-2996.
6. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018. Dr. Stuart Meeson. OSGBJ 2018; 67(3):219-224. Orchid Society of Great Britain ISSN 0306-2996.
7. International News - Guinness World Record Plant. S. Meeson Orchid Rev 2018;126(1324):198. ISSN 0030-4476
8. Epipactis Expansion. Dr. Stuart Meeson. OSGBJ 2019; 68(1):in press. Orchid Society of Great Britain ISSN 0306-2996.
9. The 26th Kew Orchid Festival. Dr. Stuart Meeson. OSGBJ 2022; 71(2):132-139. Orchid Society of Great Britain ISSN 0306-2996.
10. Kew Orchid Festival featuring Cameroon. Dr. Stuart Meeson. British Orchid Council Newsletter April 2023


Letters

1. Members' plants - Epipactis gigantea. Stuart Meeson. OSGBJ 2014; 63(3):177. Orchid Society of Great Britain ISSN 0306-2996.
2. RHS Orchid Awards. Stuart Meeson - Grower's Advice Masdevallia mendozae 'Mullus'. Orchid Rev 2015;123(1310): 122-123. ISSN 0030-4476
3. Members' plants - Bulbophyllum pecten-veneris. Stuart Meeson. OSGBJ 2015; 64(3):176-177. Orchid Society of Great Britain ISSN 0306-2996.
4. RHS Orchid Awards. Stuart Meeson - Grower's Advice Epipactis gigantea 'Trefor'. Orchid Rev 2015;123(1312): 285-286. ISSN 0030-4476
5. RHS Orchid Awards. Stuart Meeson - Grower's Advice Masdevallia mendozae 'Mullus'. Orchid Rev 2017;125(1318): 119-120. ISSN 0030-4476
6. RHS Orchid Awards. Stuart Meeson - Grower's Advice Platystele orectoglossa 'Trevor and Mary'. Orchid Rev 2019;127(1326): 116-118. ISSN 0030-4476
7. RHS Orchid Awards. Stuart Meeson - Grower's Advice Masdevallia Prince Charming 'Trevor'. Orchid Rev 2022;130(1338): 52-53. ISSN 0030-4476
8. RHS Orchid Awards. Stuart Meeson - Grower's Advice Pleione grandiflora 'Mary'. Orchid Rev 2022;130(1338): 53-55. ISSN 0030-4476
9. Meeson S. Sleepy gnome is hand painted. Amateur Gardening 2023 (AMG400); (13):57. London (UK): Future Publishing Ltd, 01 April 2023 (Photo of the week; edited)


6. RHS Best Hybrid Orchid


Stuart Meeson Best Hybrid Orchid RHS London Orchid Show 2018 Pleione Tongariro

Presentation for Best Hybrid Orchid (Pleione Tongariro) at RHS London Orchid Show 2018 with James Alexander-Sinclair on the OSGB stand
(Official photograph provided courtesy of the RHS)

Stuart Meeson Best Hybrid Orchid RHS Wisley Orchid Show 2022 Masdevallia Prince Charming

Presentation for Best Hybrid Orchid (Masdevallia Prince Charming) at RHS Wisley Orchid Show 2022 with Emma Allen, Garden Manager RHS Wisley (Formal & Decorative display).
(Professional photograph provided courtesy of Johan Hermans)


7. RHS Banksian Medal

Orchid Society of Great Britain

Spring Show 2014, RHS Wisley

My RHS Banksian Medal plants

RHS Banksian Medal for 3x First, 3x Second, 3x Third Prize.


Podcasts - click title to listen

NPR : Orchids through Darwin's Eyes (22 Feb 2009)

BBC Radio 4 : Natural Histories - Orchids (11 Sep 2018)

BBC Radio Kent : Mathers Foundation (13 Mar 2022)

On the Ledge with Jane Perrone : Malcolm Moodie - Growing slipper orchids + orchid societies (Nov 2022)


8. Orchid Botanical Pen and Ink Sketches

Stuart Meeson Orchids - pen and ink sketch of Dendrophylax lindenii
Dendrophylax lindenii (2023)

Stuart Meeson Orchids - pen and ink sketch of Oncidium Pont Marquet
Oncidium Pont Marquet (2022)

Stuart Meeson Orchids - pen and ink sketch of Epipactis gigantea
Epipactis gigantea 'Trefor' (2020)


9. Orchid Image Archive

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Last revised 5th December 2023