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Angraecum distichum
Angraecum distichum
Unusual stems of succulent-like, plaited leaves and tiny white flowers characterize this prolific, compact plant. Sweetly fragrant. Grows in shade, and temperatures similar to Phalaenopsis. Warm to Intermediate. August blooming. Species from Central Africa.
Orchid of the Day: June 26, 2011
starting at
$17.50
Bulbophyllum acutebracteatum
Bulbophyllum acutebracteatum
This unusual miniature crawling type bulbophylum is one our smallest orchids. Inflorescences are one to two inches long with bright orange flowers. Intermediate growing. May - August blooming. Species from West Africa.
Orchid of the Day: April 21, 2012
starting at
$17.50
Dendrobium lindleyi var. majus 'Crothers'
Dendrobium lindleyi var. majus 'Crothers'
The famous Crothers collection contained this outstanding large-flowered clone of this prolific golden-yellow species (also known as Dendrobium aggregatum). Vegetatively, this species is interesting for its compact, paper-like sheathed, pseudobulbs. Overall height of plant is only 6". Intermediate growing. August blooming. Species from Vietnam.
Orchid of the Day: July 19, 2010
starting at
$35.00
Encyclia advena
Encyclia advena
This species grows as epiphyte on the eastern coast of Brazil. Flowers are base color green overlaid with light red tessellation and a lip of lavender on white. In the southern hemishere it blooms in December, thus the name the 'the Advent Encyclia". Here it is the opposite providing intriquing flowers in the middle of summer. Without flowers the overall height is about 20", with flowers about 40". Temperature Tolerant. August blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: June 6, 2011
starting at
$35.00
Epicattleya Rosy Tondato
Epicattleya Rosy Tondato
We have found many of the encyclias and their hybrids to be one of the highlights of summer. Flowers are far above the foliage giving a delicate but colorful presentation. This cultivar, from the cross of the Encyclia adenocaule and Epicat. Picaboa, produces inflorescences with 3" lavender flowers. As with many of our orchids, this one can be grown out with the cymbidiums or in with the cattleyas. Temperature Tolerant. August blooming.
Orchid of the Day: July 3, 2010
starting at
$35.00
Epidendrum difforme
Epidendrum difforme
Bears clusters of clear-green one-inch flowers of an unusual fragrance. Intermediate growing. August blooming. Species from southern Florida to northern South America.
Orchid of the Day: July 21, 2009
starting at
$25.00
Epidendrum diffusum
Epidendrum diffusum
No species we know of produces such a broad cloud of flowers from such a small plant. The last of this species to be awarded by the AOS was a speciment size plant that had approximately 12,000 flowers and buds. This species grows as an epiphyte occuring from Mexico south to Brazil. Flower color is a light green suffused with pink. Temperature Tolerant. August blooming. Species from Mexico to Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: August 4, 2012
starting at
$17.50
Epidendrum oerstedii
Epidendrum oerstedii
Fragrant and elegant! This species produces large, delicate looking white and green flowers from slender pseudobulbs. Recently renamed Coilostylis oerstedii. Grows well under intermediate conditions with phals or catts. Intermediate growing. August - September blooming. Species from Central America.
Orchid of the Day: August 17, 2012
starting at
$25.00
Epidendrum Petticoat Pink
Epidendrum Petticoat Pink
An unusual colored reedstem epidendrum thats opens a normal lavender but quickly turns to pink. Lip is an offsetting white with a yellow column. This variety grows more compactly than typical reedstem epidendrums. August - September blooming.
Orchid of the Day: August 13, 2012
starting at
$25.00
Epidendrum porpax 'St Nancy', CCM/AOS
Epidendrum porpax 'St Nancy', CCM/AOS
Weird, waxy, insect looking flowers with a shiny brown plastic-like lip. The plant itself creates a thick mat of foliage over the mount. In its native habitat, this petite species grows epiphytically in pine and oak forests at elevations up to 6000 feet! In cultivation, it grows well under intermediate conditions. Intermediate growing. August - September blooming. Species from Columbia.
Orchid of the Day: January 12, 2012
starting at
$17.50
Epidendrum scriptum var. paniculatum
Epidendrum scriptum var. paniculatum
Fascinating dark green flowers with white lips branching from tall, dendrobium-like canes, making a great spatial effect. Native to a range of climates in Central America, this plant is suited for growing outdoors with the cymbidiums or in a greenhouse. Temperature Tolerant. August - September blooming. Species from Central America.
Orchid of the Day: August 3, 2011
starting at
$25.00
Eria convallarioides
Eria convallarioides
The ""baby corn"" orchid? This prolific, thick bulbed orchid produces neat cones of tiny, pale yellow flowers with orange lips. Warm to Intermediate. August blooming. Species from the Eastern Himalayas.
Orchid of the Day: July 19, 2008
starting at
$17.50
Isochilus major 'Santa Barbara'
Isochilus major 'Santa Barbara'
This rare Central American species has foliage and flowers that are both interesting and beautiful. Stems are gracefully enveloped with leaves up to the top from which the two inch arc of purple-magenta flowers emerge. The overall height of the plant is approximately 18" tall. Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming. Species from Central America.
Orchid of the Day: July 2, 2012
starting at
$25.00
Laelia pumila var. coerulea
Laelia pumila var. coerulea
A true gem of the hadrolaelias; nicely shaped flowers with frosty light-blue sepals and petals and a deeper blue-edged lip. This species blooms in the Brazilian Spring, our late summer and early fall. They are temperature tolerant, coming from high altitudes with humid summers and cool winters; we grow them outdoors as our cymbidiums. Temperature Tolerant. August - September blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: September 4, 2011
starting at
$35.00
Laelia purpurata 'San Bar Venosa'
Laelia purpurata 'San Bar Venosa'
The orchid offered today is not only beautiful, but for those in the know, famous. It was featured on the cover of Carl Withner's book ""The Cattleyas and their Relatives, Volume II: The Laelias"". This is a unique color type of this Brazilian beauty. Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: July 29, 2010
starting at
$75.00
Liparis nutans 'Memorial Elizabeth Mipro', HCC/AOS
Liparis nutans 'Memorial Elizabeth Mipro', HCC/AOS
An awarded cultivar of this unusual epiphytic species from the Phillipines. Produces a solid column of delicate red flowers. Grows well alongside Phalaenopsis. Intermediate growing. July - August blooming. Species from Philippines.
Orchid of the Day: September 7, 2012
starting at
$25.00
Masdevallia barlaeana 'Harold', HCC/AOS
Masdevallia barlaeana 'Harold', HCC/AOS
Jewel-box species from the 4000-5000' elevations of Peru. These charming 1/2"-wide flowers are an intense color accented by slightly darker stripes. Some describe the color as dark pink, others as dark fuchsia, and others as red. In Peru it grows on rocks, but in cultivation it does better potted, where it spreads quickly to make a ruby pin cushion. Cool growing. August blooming. Species from Peru.
Orchid of the Day: July 20, 2009
starting at
$17.50
Miltonia Cogniauxiae
Miltonia Cogniauxiae
One of the first to bloom summer-blooming Brazilian Miltonias, a primary hybrid of M. regnellii times M. spectabilis. Light lavender with dark lavender lip, blooms sequentially on the spike. Slight spicy fragrance. Grows in or outdoors in bright filtered light. Temperature Tolerant. August - September blooming.
Orchid of the Day: July 31, 2011
starting at
$25.00
Oncidioda Charlesworthii
Oncidioda Charlesworthii
A wonderful old Charlesworth classic from 1910. Beautiful branching sprays of dark pink. Endures heat and cold! A primary hybrid between Oncidium incurvum and Cochlioda noezliana. Temperature Tolerant. August blooming.
Orchid of the Day: July 15, 2011
starting at
$35.00
Oncidium liebmannii
Oncidium liebmannii
No long, out of control, inflorescences nor flowers buried down in the foliage on this beautiful and delicately proportioned species. In its native mountain habitats in Mexico and El Salvador, this species grows as an epiphyte. Here we grow it both in with the phalaenopsis and out with the cymbidiums, both potted and mounted on cork. Temperature Tolerant. August - September blooming. Species from Mexico and El Salvador.
Orchid of the Day: August 26, 2011
starting at
$17.50
Oncidium varicosum
Oncidium varicosum
Nice branching clusters with about 35 bright yellow 1.5" flowers. In its habitat in South America, this species grows epiphytically and lithophytically. Temperature Tolerant. August - September blooming. Species from South America.
Orchid of the Day: July 17, 2012
starting at
$25.00
Pleurothallis pubescens
Pleurothallis pubescens
Enthusiasts of bizarre-flowering orchids, this species from Brazil is sure to delight. A series of tear-drop shaped, deep-purple flowers run from the base of the leaf along its center. Intermediate growing. July - August blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: June 23, 2012
starting at
$17.50
Pleurothallis saurocephala
Pleurothallis saurocephala
Up to 24 delicate bronze flowers adorn each inflorescence of this tropical American native. Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming. Species from Central and South America.
Orchid of the Day: June 30, 2012
starting at
$17.50
Restrepiella ophiocephala
Restrepiella ophiocephala
The snake-like pleurothallid as named by Lindley in 1838 (ophidian = snake). ""...so similar to the head of a snake with the jaws open, that it is difficult at first sight to believe it is really a flower that one looks upon. To add to the deception, the small labellum is shaped like a tongue, and moves up and down when you peep into the mouth of the flower"" - Lindley. Blooms throughout the year from the leaf nodes on new and old leaves. Warm to Intermediate. August - September blooming. Species from Mexico to Costa Rica.
Orchid of the Day: June 29, 2011
starting at
$17.50
Restrepiella ophiocephala var. purple
Restrepiella ophiocephala var. purple
The snake-like pleurothallid as named by Lindley in 1838 (ophidian = snake). ""...so similar to uith of the flower"" - Lindley. Blooms throughout the year fromt he leaf nodes on new and old leaves. Warm to Intermediate. August - September blooming. Species from Mexico to Costa Rica.
Orchid of the Day: July 12, 2011
starting at
$17.50
Stanhopea embreei
Stanhopea embreei
One of the most spectacular and fragrant species of this remarkable genus. Flowers are short-lived, but more mature plants will produce spikes sequentially. Intermediate growing. July - August blooming. Species from Ecuador.
Orchid of the Day: July 16, 2012
starting at
$35.00
Stanhopea nigroviolacea 'Aztec Gold'
Stanhopea nigroviolacea 'Aztec Gold'
A rare, incredible, golden-backed variety of this spectaculer species. Fragrant. Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: July 10, 2008
starting at
$150.00
Stanhopea panamensis
Stanhopea panamensis
A very easy growing/blooming orchid from ...Panama. As with most Stanhopeas, this one is very fragrant. We grow it in our intermediate house near our phalaenopsis, but it may take some cold. Flowers normally last 3 to 5 days. Intermediate growing. July - August blooming.
Orchid of the Day: July 11, 2012
starting at
$50.00
Stenoglottis Bill Fogarty
Stenoglottis Bill Fogarty
Enchanting! An interesting primary hybrid of two African species, Stenoglottis fimbriata times Stenoglottis woodii. Very pale pink flower with tiny pink spots. A very hardy, decidous grower. Temperature Tolerant. August - September blooming.
Orchid of the Day: September 1, 2012
starting at
$17.50
Stenoglottis woodii
Stenoglottis woodii
This rare terrestrial creates a plume of white flowers with tiny pink freckles on the lip. Cool growing. August blooming. Species from South Africa.
Orchid of the Day: July 29, 2012
starting at
$17.50
Vanda Tailor Blue
Vanda Tailor Blue
Unusual and beautiful color in the cymbidium house. Thanks to the influence of the species Vanda coerulea, this variety not only has distinctive blue coloring with white tessellation but also great temperature tolerance. Every plant of this variety is in spike now to bloom over the next couple months. Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming.
Orchid of the Day: June 25, 2008
starting at
$50.00
Zygostates lunata
Zygostates lunata
This miniature Brazilian epiphyte produces a proliferation of cascading, four to six inch long, inflorescences with up to 50 gold-green flowers each. We grow these on small cork mounts under Phalaenopsis conditions and they never fail to flower. Intermediate growing. August - September blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: May 18, 2012
starting at
$35.00

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