Dendrobium anosum
The beautiful pink-purple flowers of Dendrobium anosum let us know that Spring is finally here! This species is beloved by our Filipino and Hawaiian customers, who know it as "sanggumay" and as "hono-hono", respectively, and remember its beauty and fragrance from their hometowns. The complex fragrance reminds us of entering an expensive candle or soap store. It is a species that likes it Wintertime temperatures 'just so': mildly cool. Not warm, not cold, but 'just so'. For this species to thrive and bloom it must be provided with this mild cool Winter, when home heating is often too warm and even Southern Californian Winter is too cold; providing this mildly cool Winter is the trick for success with this plant!

One determined SoCal customer of ours, born in Hawaii, figured out that her hono-hono bloomed best if for the winter-half of the year it grew in an attached closed garage, near a closed window!
Please note that like most deciduous Dendrobiums this plant must be provided a 'Winter drought period', when it is allowed to dry out completely between light waterings.

Established blooming size seedlings. 'Seedlings' are the offspring of pollination; as siblings they may be similar, yet each is unique and no two are identical in precise color or shape.

Intermediate growing. May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 12, 2024

Dendrobium Australian Goldrush
Seedlings of this lovely hybrid with arching plumes and blossoms in a range of yellow hues: cream to golden! From the exceptional cross between our Dendrobium speciosum fma. grandiflorum ‘SanBar Golden Galaxy’ AM/AOS and the full-flowered complex-hybrid Dendrobium Yondi Tina ‘Goliath’ FCC/AOC. Most seedling flower shapes have followed that of Yondi Tina, but the plant shape so far follows speciosum, but with thinner bulbs. This Australian Dendrobium cross was originally made by David Francis Butler of Australia and registered in 2003. Seedlings' flower fragrance has ranged from none to very aromatic. The foliage is particularly attractive, adding to year-round interest. Excellent, light-loving, outdoor growing-companion for Cattleyas and Cymbidiums.

**Please note that the plant example photo shows a plant with a tallest bulb of about 9 inches high. Shortest bulb seedlings can be between four six inches tall. These seedlings will all likely mature to taller bulb sizes over time.

Established blooming-size seedlings. 'Seedlings' are the offspring of pollination; as siblings they may be similar, yet each is unique and no two are identical in precise color or shape.

Temperature Tolerant. February - March blooming.
Orchid of the Day: January 28, 2025

Dendrobium bullenianum
A subtle splash of color for the indoor collection is just what this Philippine species delivers: small tidy clusters of little yellow-orange flowers bloom towards the tips of the slender deciduous canes. As the plant grows, new canes grow longer and longer and begin to cascade; so for the long-term, this plant grows best in a hanging basket. A special note particular to this charming deciduous species: it thrives best supplied with year-round watering, which is very peculiar among deciduous Dendrobiums.

Established blooming-size divisions from our mother-plant.

Warm to Intermediate. April blooming. Species from Philippines.
Orchid of the Day: March 28, 2023

Dendrobium kingianum 'Albert West'
This is a famous old-time variety of one of our favorite species, the very resilient Dendrobium kingianum. A superb compact plant for outdoor growing alongside Cymbidiums or Cattleya alliance.

To encourage flower spike production over the growth of keiki-foliage, kingianums do best sheltered from Winter rains, especially in very wet years. Not recommended as a house plant, unless nighttime Winter temperatures for the growing area are reliably in the upper 40’s and light is bright.

Established blooming-size divisions from our mother-plant, the single-flower spike plants offered here are smaller plants than the one in the reference photo thumbnail.

Temperature Tolerant. March blooming. Species from Australia.
Orchid of the Day: February 14, 2025

Dendrobium kingianum 'Connells Point'
One of darkest Dendrobium kingianum (our picture doesn't do it justice!), and also our latest blooming. The bulbs remain short even on a large plant. The foliage has a slight grayish cast, which with its attractive leaf arrangement makes it attractive throughout the year. Temperature Tolerant. Winter blooming. Species from Australia.
Orchid of the Day: March 20, 2015

Dendrobium lindleyi
This species from Vietnam produces showers of quarter sized golden-yellow flowers. Growth habit is compact and attractive with short pseudbobulbs covered with paper-like sheathing. Flowers have sweet honey-like fragrance. Formerly known as Dendrobium aggregatum. Intermediate growing. July - August blooming. Species from Vietnam.
Orchid of the Day: July 21, 2018

Dendrobium prenticei
From the compact cluster of one inch tall, cylindrical pseudobulbs come these miniature, gem-like flowers. The crystalline flowers are pale peach-pink with a bright orange lip. Surprisingly potent for their small size the refreshing fragrance of these flowers is similar to orange zest oil. These great miniature plants grow best as cork mounts. . Intermediate growing. May-June blooming. Species from Northern Australia.
Orchid of the Day: June 15, 2017

Dendrobium speciosum
Known as "Tar-Beri" to the aborigines, and "Rock Lily" or "King Orchid" to other Australians, this magnificent orchid amazes one and all! It blooms extraordinarily flower-laden plumes, like bushy fox tails, of fragrant, creamy white flowers. Here in Santa Barbara, these plants grow wonderfully outdoors with the Cymbidiums, however, many customers also report flowering success in a cool to intermediate greenhouse.
These light-loving plants are very well adapted to garden and landscape use in sub-tropical areas. Please e-mail or call for a pdf list with pictures of divisions available.

Temperature Tolerant. February - March blooming. Species from Australia.
Orchid of the Day: January 14, 2015

Dendrobium speciosum (var. speciosum x var. grandiflorum)
The species Dendrobium speciosum are statement plants: perhaps most famous for their month-long showy flower display, yet fans of these Australian natives know the lush and robust foliage crowning those large, trunk-like canes make these handsome and impressive every day of the year! The seedlings offered here are from the cross between two favorites, var. speciosum 'Albert Brown' and var. grandiflorum 'Santa Barbara'. The seedlings have bloomed in colors ranging from creamy white to butter yellow on spikes from erect to arching to cascading.

These are very resilient plants that tolerate heat, cold and bright light, understandable when you consider their natural habitat where they survive growing on sandstone boulders along the eastern edge of Australia. Those in situ plants lead rough lives, but in the garden they retain glossy foliage in bright filtered light, sheltered during winters from prolonged wet spells or hard freeze events. Some customers in colder areas report success in a cool to intermediate greenhouse. The var. speciosum is the southernmost variety (around Sydney, 35 degrees S), while the var. grandiflorum is from the middle of the distribution, from Brisbane (around 25 degrees S).

This orchid is like some fruit trees: they produce (flowers in this case) on second-year and older canes, and they have variable "bumper crop" years with especially high yields. The plants offered here are very large seedlings overgrowing 8 inch pots, total foliage measuring between 15 and 22 inches across. Well established and blooming-size. As seedlings each plant is unique in precise color, shape, and habit.

Priced according to plant size, not indicative of the number of flower-spikes.

Temperature Tolerant. February - March blooming. Species from Australia.
Orchid of the Day: January 30, 2025

Dendrobium Super Ise-Ise
These first bloom seedlings show all the willingness to bloom and the lovely color range of their parents, as shown by the siblings featured in main photo. With flowers blooming two inches across and more and luscious semi-deciduous foliage these seedlings are beautiful examples of their Asian Dendrobium lineage. Flowers with crystalline white blossoms take after Den. Ise, while flowers with dark centers or fuchsia-pink tint take after Den. Super Ise. Great either potted or in hanging baskets.

Established blooming-size seedlings. 'Seedlings' are the offspring of pollination; as siblings they may be similar, yet each is unique and no two are identical in precise color or shape.

Temperature Tolerant. February - March blooming.
Orchid of the Day: January 12, 2023

Dendrobium teretifolium
Vegetatively, more etherial sculpture or mobil than orchid, this Australian species, nonetheless, produces clusters of intriguing one inch fragrant white flowers. In its native habitat, it grows as an epiphyte or lithophyte, making it well suited for mounted or basket culture. Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming. Species from Australia.
Orchid of the Day: July 29, 2011

Dendrobium teretifolium var. West Sydney form
The "Bridal Veil Orchid"; profuse creamy-white, fragrant blossoms draping from pendant, terete foliage, like skinny green beans. A wonderful, unusual, temperature tolerant orchid species from Australia. This form is reputed to be extinct in nature. Ours are seed grown. Temperature Tolerant. January - February blooming. Species from Australia.
Orchid of the Day: January 13, 2018

Dendrobium tetragonum
For those with a love of the unusual this is one of the all time favorite species. The handsome, vanilla-scented flowers are just one of its charms: this orchid is one of a select few that is also admired solely for the plant itself: uncommon, compact-growing at the base, excellent in hanging baskets, and utterly distinctive!

The species is named for its signature, unique foliage, and the key feature: cascading, slender, pseudobulbs that have squared, angular edges, ending in a tuft of leaves. Hence "tetragonum", for the square pseudobulb Dendrobium!

Established blooming-size seedlings. 'Seedlings' are the offspring of pollination; as siblings they may be similar, yet each is unique and no two are identical in precise color or shape.

Temperature Tolerant. December - January blooming. Species from Australia.
Orchid of the Day: December 4, 2022