Laelia anceps 'SanBar Flash'
This cultivar's brilliantly colorful, star-shaped flowers, are its signature! Vibrant and rich lavender-pink color, with a two-tone lip of bright magenta and yellow, and accented by red stripes in the throat. True to its species this is a robust grower and bloomer.

Established blooming-size division from our mother-plant.

Temperature Tolerant. December - January blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: October 10, 2024

Laelia anceps 'SanBar Marble King', AM/AOS
The most famous, and successful, breeding quality Laelia anceps. The petals are opaque white and have a shapely fullness; the lip is white with a green and gold throat patterned in maroon stripes. Very strong floral substance (sturdy flower parts). Former winner of Best in Show at the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show! This top quality L. anceps undoubtedly deserves the moniker of "King"!

Established blooming-size divisions from our mother-plant.

Temperature Tolerant. December - January blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: October 31, 2022

Laelia anceps 'SanBar Pink Perk', HCC/AOS
A beautifully shaped Laelia anceps from the 'Pink Perfection strain' breeding line. Flower petal color is clear soft pink, darker along the midline of the petals; the lip is a creamy white with purple and more pink on the edge, and the throat is yellow with red lines. When awarded by the American Orchid Society, the flower had a natural spread of 9.8 cm and a petal width of 4.5 cm.
Temperature Tolerant. January blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: December 21, 2020

Laelia anceps 'SanBar Pink Porcelain'
A lovely cultivar from the "Pink Perfection" line of breeding. The flowers are large, shapely, and share the distinctive and unusual soft, shell-pink coloring that gives this line of breeding its name. . Temperature Tolerant. December - February blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: September 22, 2016

Laelia anceps 'SanBar Pink Triumph', AM/AOS
A very full and shapely clone from the Pink Perfection Strain line of breeding. The color is a soft lavender-pink with a light purple tint. . Temperature Tolerant. January - February blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: January 4, 2015

Laelia anceps 'White Mountains'
Tall, slender stems hold aloft the elegant, white, star-shaped flowers of this beloved species. The bright white flowers also have a white lip with a golden lip-callosum, but are also accented with lines of vibrant red in the throat. Like the other members of this species this plant is a resilient outdoor grower in both the heat and cold.

Established blooming-size division from our mother-plant.

Temperature Tolerant. December - January blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: October 6, 2024

Laelia anceps fma. alba 'Bulls', FCC/RHS
A famous pure-white Laelia anceps! One of the earliest recorded alba form Laelia anceps, and renowned in breeding for its pure-white progeny. . Temperature Tolerant. November blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: November 3, 2019

Laelia Splendid Spire 'Crescendo'
A lovely, select variety of this large and robust primary-hybrid, from the cross between Laelia anceps and Laelia splendida species. Clusters of large star-like flowers, peach-pink overlaid with suffuse lavender, each with a bold lip of magenta and creamy yellow. The blossoms are held well above the large foliage on strong tall stems, overall, mature plants can stand up to 3 feet tall when in bloom.
This is a light-loving plant that produces its best flower color when grown and bloomed in bright conditions. Established, base blooming-size divisions from the original plant.
Temperature Tolerant. January - February blooming.
Orchid of the Day: January 27, 2021

Laelia Splendid Spire 'Rose Queen'
Blooming in clusters on tall, slender stems the beautiful, rosy-tinted beige color and outstanding shape of these flowers sets them apart. The lip is a rich satin-pink, and the bright yellow and white throat has red stripes. A primary hybrid between Laelia splendida and Laelia anceps.

Established blooming-size divisions from our mother-plant.

Temperature Tolerant. January - February blooming.
Orchid of the Day: September 28, 2021

Laelia Splendid Spire 'Salmon Treat'
A delightful rosy-pink overlay accents these handsome, fawn-brown blossoms, and the fuchsia-magenta lip sports a boldly contrasting cream center. These flowers are larger than is typical of this primary cross between Laelia splendida and Laelia anceps. Flowers bloom in clusters held well above the foliage on strong, slender stems. Overall height when in bloom is approximately 36 inches tall.

Established blooming-size divisions from our mother-plant.

Temperature Tolerant. February blooming.
Orchid of the Day: December 24, 2021

Laelia Wellesley
Inflorescences six feet tall? Flower clusters the size of soccer balls? ? Its true: the progeny from this cross between the tough outdoor-growing Laelia superbiens and the delicate intermdiate-growing Laelia lyonsii possess these amazing characteristics! Individually the flowers are also quite interesting at four inches across, gently undulating, and of typically light purple-pink color marked by burgundy tessellation and fine speckles.

Please Note: the size and height and color of these light-loving plants can vary depending on growing conditions and the maturity of the plant.

Established blooming-size divisions from our collection of mother plants of this cross. Our plants came from De Rosa Orchids in Natick, MA. In 1996 De Rosa and the grex received an Award of Quality from the American Orchid Society by De Rosa displaying twelve magnificent plants in bloom. The cross was made and registered by Walter Hunnewell of Wellesley, MA. Previously we considered this plant to be safely temperature tolerant, but after the the cold wet winters of 2023 and 2024, we recommend keeping it out of winter rains and if plant shows cold stress, then moving it into the garage or even inside the house.

Intermediate to Temperatu. October-November-December blooming.
Orchid of the Day: August 27, 2024

Laeliocattleya Bryan Wheeler 'Grandson', AM/AOS
Large, rosy-lavender flowers - up to six inches across! - with a dark burgundy-red lip and golden veins in the throat. The wide, ruffled petals each have a broad, slightly darker, magenta accent at the tip. Mature plants can have four flowers per spike. . Temperature Tolerant. April blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 27, 2016

Laeliocattleya Caitlin Joan
A fantastic show! Despite the miniature foliage these lavender-pink flowers are up to four inches across, each with a deep pink lip and a yellow throat. From our cross Laelia pumila x LC Rosemary Upton. A great outdoor, Cymbidium companion that should also do well indoors in high light conditions. . Temperature Tolerant.
Orchid of the Day: September 6, 2015

Laeliocattleya Clayton Waglay var. alba
These elegant, pure white alba flowers suggest the beauty of a fine marble sculpture. The lips are lightly tinted with yellow, and the flowers open to be about three inches across. These are extra hardy plants, withstanding temperatures as low as 26 F and up to 100 F! From the crossing of the Mexican species Laelia anceps and the bifoliate primary hybrid, Cattleya Claesiana.
Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming.
Orchid of the Day: June 14, 2020

Laeliocattleya Frank Lloyd Wright 'York'
One of the best of the 'classic'-style large flowered Cattleyas. Flowers have a vibrant pink-lavender color and each with a large, frilly lip that is half dark fuchsia and half rich yellow; overall the flowers can exceed six and half inches across! When grown outdoors, it prefers to be on teh dry-side during the winter. F.

Established blooming size divisions from our mother-plant.
Temperature Tolerant. May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: March 3, 2024

Laeliocattleya Jalama Beach 'Surfs Up'
Another example of the beauty and resilience of primary hybrids! Tall, showy star-like blossoms of intense pink with a lavender tint, each displaying a bold magenta-red lip with yellow at the throat. The blooms flower as a cluster at the top of tall slender stems. A wonderfully colorful, Autumn-blooming outdoor plant. From the cross between the colorful Cattleya granulosathe light-loving and famously resilient Laelia anceps, two spectacular species!

Established blooming-size divisions from our mother-plant.

Temperature Tolerant. November blooming.
Orchid of the Day: October 27, 2023

Laeliocattleya Jean Stevenson 'Peachy'
A select cultivar from the crossing of Cattleya (velutina x tigrina) and Laelia anceps. This plant blooms clusters of gently undulating flowers of a distinctive beige-pink color. The white lip is marked by fine stripes of magenta and has a patch of yellow at the throat. The unusual, salmon-peach color is derived from the influence of Cattleya velutina.

Established blooming-size divisions from our mother-plant.

Temperature Tolerant. October-November blooming.
Orchid of the Day: October 8, 2024

Laeliocattleya Kathleen Clarke 'Carmenita'
A compact growing, colorfully splash-petaled Cattleya, favored for its showiness and reliable willingness to bloom! The flowers are vibrant lilac-pink with magenta splash and a deep magenta-red lip, and they bloom as loose clusters along upright to arching stems.

Young plants may have foliage that stands about 10 inches tall and bloom up to 2 blossoms per spike, while large specimens can grow foliage up to 18 inches tall and bloom up to four flowers per spike!

Established, blooming-size divisions from our mother-plant.

Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 13, 2022

Laeliocattleya Lanai Nani
This spectacular hybrid gets bold color and pattern from both parents: Lc. Mari Song, with its' show-stopping splash-petal pattern, and the brilliantly colorful Lc. Dorothy Fiene. The main photo above gives an idea of the gorgeous range of floral displays, and all seem to share that colorful lip! A great feature of this beautiful hybrid is how well its' compact growth and shorter foliage showcase the large blossoms. So far, these first-bloom seedlings stand about 10 inches tall, although mature plants will likely stand a few inches taller.

Established blooming-size seedlings. 'Seedlings' are the offspring of pollination; as siblings they may have similarities, yet each seedling is unique and no two are identical in exact color or shape. There is no way to tell ahead of time exactly which display each seedling will favor. Enjoy the surprise!

Temperature Tolerant. October-November blooming.
Orchid of the Day: October 1, 2022

Laeliocattleya Linda Bregante
These bold seedlings deliver large, luscious, colorful flowers, clearly the best of both parents: the huge and richly colorful Cattleya Okarchee 'Dark Thunder', and the robust and spectacularly splash-petaled Laeliocattleya Miss Wonderful 'Empire'.

These vibrant seedlings have flowers rich mauve to fuchsia hues, and most display that "splash" petal pattern that comes through so readily in the offspring of Miss Wonderful. Each blossom is about four to five inches across and are held either singly or in loose clusters well above the foliage. The resilience and robust growth of these plants make them excellent Cymbidium companions, reaching a height of about 20 inches tall when mature.

Established blooming-size seedlings. Seedlings are the offspring of pollination, and some may be similar, yet each seedling is unique and no two seedlings are identical. Enjoy the surprise!

Temperature Tolerant. April blooming.
Orchid of the Day: March 26, 2021

Laeliocattleya Miss Wonderful 'Sublime'
This eye-catching flower has magenta petal-splash with delicate white stripes along the mid-line, and blush sepals with lavender suffusion. From the cross between Laeliocattleya Mari's Song and Laelia anceps 'Mendenhal'. . Temperature Tolerant. September blooming.
Orchid of the Day: September 9, 2014

Laeliocattleya Sylvan Sprite 'Blythe Spirit', HCC/AOS
Full flowers of a pink-lavender blush suffused over bright white grace this winter blooming hybrid. From the cross between Laeliocattleya Puppy Love and Laelia rubescens. A great plant for outdoors with the Cymbidiums, or indoors in high light conditions. . Temperature Tolerant. November - December blooming.
Orchid of the Day: October 8, 2019

Laeliocattleya Zacatecas 'Mirage'
A cross between two of the most significant temperature tolerant Cattleya Alliance species: Laelia anceps and Cattleya tigrina (syn. leopoldii). The flowers are cerise-pink with darker pink lips, and they bloom in a cluster held nicely above the foliage. The plants offered here are first bloom new divisions. . Temperature Tolerant. August - September blooming.
Orchid of the Day: August 10, 2016

Lyonara Over Easy 'Sun Kissed'
A vibrant, deep yellow lip accents the white, star-shaped flowers of this free-flowering variety. The flowers bloom in clusters of two or three, and are held above the foliage on slender stems that can reach up to one foot long. From the cross between Schombocattleya Jamaica Plenty and Laelia anceps fma. alba. . Temperature Tolerant. September-October blooming.
Orchid of the Day: June 30, 2020