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This page updated 3-9-10
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All plants will be sold first-come first-serve.
We have more of most items as well as other sizes available in the greenhouse. For multiple quantities of any single species, please contact us for availability.
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Bifrenaria harrisoniae Is a hardy species from Brazil. The 3” flowers have a sweet fragrance and are waxy and long-lasting. They are intermediate to warm growers and do not need a rest period, however, reduced watering with slightly cooler temperatures will improve flowering in the spring. 3", $14 |
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Brassavola cucullata is a warm to intermediate species from Mexico. The large fragrant spidery flowers are a pale yellow/white with long hanging petals/sepals and have a fringed lip. Mounted on 9" Bark, $22 |
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Brassavola nodosa ‘Mendenhall’ AM/AOS This plant is a very compact and easy grower. The clone ‘Mendenhall’ received an 87 point Award of Merit from the American Orchid Society – quite an accomplishment! The evening-fragrant 5½” flowers are quite large and the lip is outstanding! 4" Basket, $28 |
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Bulbophyllum lobbi (‘Orchidheights’ x ‘Kathy’s Gold’ AM/AOS) is a select line-bred species from Southeast Asia. They grow well mounted or in pots. The three-inch single flowers are atop tall stems. The flowers range from a soft buff to a bright amber color with mahogany stripes. 3", |
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Catasetum tenebrosa Is a species from northern South America. It is a very interesting catasetum because it can bloom with either male or female flowers depending on growing conditions. The male flowers are burgundy with a bright lime green lip where the female flowers are apple green. 4" Basket, $24 |
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Cattleya aclandiae is a compact bifoliate Brazilian species. The flowers have a heavy-substance and have a green/chartreuse base with amazing large deep chocolate spots. The lip is magenta. The foliage is bright green with small purple spots throughout (as is common in Cattleyas with spotted flowers). Mounted on 7" bark, $22 |
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Cattleya bowringiana var superba ‘Augusta’ AM/AOS A select form of cattleya species that originated in Guatemala and Belize. These plants will bloom profusely in the fall with heads of up to 25 flowers - lavender with a darker lip. 2", $12 |
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Cattleya gaskelliana var tipo (‘Maruja’ x ‘Dark’) is an easy-growing species from Brazil and Venezuela. This species has been used in many modern-day hybrids. There are typically three to five flowers on a stem and this group of seedlings have been bred to have dark colored, well-shaped flowers. 4 1/2", two lead plant, $32 |
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Cattleya intermedia v amethystina This is a distinctive variety of the well-known Brazilian species, Cattleya intermedia. The variety amethystina is noted for its very pale near white sepals and petals and a lip with just a slight pink blush. The variety is usually a more compact plant than the other forms of this species. 2", |
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Cattleya labiata var semi-alba (‘Mrs. E. Ashworth’ x Cooksoniae) Is an easy growing Brazilian species. This particular cross is between two extremely fine semi-alba clones. These seedlings have been very vigorous growers. 4", $22 |
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Cattleya loddigesii is a fairly compact Brazilian bifoliate species. The 4” to 5” fragrant waxy flowers are a pink-magenta. The flower spike usually has two to six flowers. It is an easy grower in intermediate conditions. This plant is a line-bred form of this species using select parents. 3", $14 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive |
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Cattleya loddigesii var alba (Stanley’s x self) is a pure white form of this Brazilian bifoliate species. The Stanley clone is one of the most famous loddigesii alba clones and has been noted parent/grandparent of most of the cattleya jaffet (cut flower types). This plant is a real piece of history! The fragrant flowers are about 4 inches across and the plants stand approximately 12 to 15 inches tall. 2", new growth, $12 |
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Cattleya lueddemanniana Is a species from Venezuela. This plant produces medium to dark lavendar well-shaped flowers. This species is a vigorous, easy growing plant that is easy to flower. 5", $28 |
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Cattleya lueddemanniana var semi alba (‘Cerro Verde AM/AOS’ x self) is a selfing of a superior clone of Cattleya lueddemanniana. This particular species likes bright light and likes to be dried out between waterings. We expect these seedlings will be exquisite when blooming. 3", $22 |
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Cattleya maxima var alba is a species from Ecuador. This multi-flowered species is very hard to find in modern collections. The 5” flowers are a pristine white produced on tall spikes. Truly a magnificent plant! 2", $14 |
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Cattleya schillieriana ('Yardley's' AM/AOS x sib) is a Brazilian species that is famous for its long-lived waxy flowers which are a deep bronze with darker burgundy spots and a contrasting white lip heavily veined and blushed with deep purple. These are compact growing plants and under higher light the foliage can get quite red. 4" Basket, $20 |
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Cattleya violacea (‘H&R’ x ‘H&R Giant’) is a superb seedling cross of a hard-to-find cattleya species. The clone ‘H&R’ is a very nice flat-flowered dark violacea while ‘H&R Giant’ is an amazingly large flat-flowered although not quite as dark. This should produce outstanding award-quality flowers. Many growers have been intimidated by the culture of this plant but we have had great success with moss kept slightly damp during warmer weather and allowed to dry fully during the cooler winter months. 2", $20 |
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Cattleya walkeriana v alba ('Pendentive' AM/AOS x self) This is a selfing of the well-known alba clone ‘Pendentive’. Pendentive has exceptional size, shape and substance for this Brazilian species. C walkeriana alba is compact, reaching only 6-8” tall with fragrant 4" blooms. 4" Basket, $28 |
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Chysis limminghei is a hard-to-find species from Mexico. The foliage is very similar to that of Lycaste. It is deciduous and after the leaves fall from the pseudobulbs, the plant should be dried out, with just sufficient water to prevent shriveling of the bulbs. Once new leads appear pot into new media and this will promote growth and flowers. The 3” waxy flowers are long-lasting. These plants are intermediate to warm growers. 2 1/2", |
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Encyclia alata is a Central American species with 2” honey colored, VERY FRAGRANT flowers. The two-foot flower spike is branced and the flowers are long-lasting. 5", IN SPIKE, |
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Encyclia belizensis ssp belizensis is a much cherished encyclia. The wonderfully branched flower spike can be up to a meter long with many 1 ¾” green flowers with light mahogany stripes on the petals and a bright white lip. Subspecies belizensis is the type species and is found throughout Belize both as an epiphyte and a terrestrial, therefore, these make easy growing spring flowering plants. 3", |
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Encyclia bractescens is a species native to Central America. The compact growing plant can grow into beautiful specimen size fairly easily. It produces numerous rich mahogany-colored flowers with a pastel pink lip on each spike. 2", IN SPIKE, |
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Encyclia cochleata (Epidendrum cochleatum) is a species commonly referred to the ‘cockleshell’ or ‘spider’ orchid. The flowers are inverted with a mint green/yellow hue on the petals and a blackish-purple lip. 6" Basket, |
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Encyclia gracilis A robust growing species from the Bahamas. It is most noted for its large cattleya-type lip. The 1½” fragrant flowers are russett with a large white lip striped in magenta. 3", $18 |
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Encyclia hanburyi This species is from Mexico. The flowers are fragrant and long-lived and are about 1 ½” across with mahogany brown sepals and petals and a bright dark phlox-purple lip. The two-foot spike is lightly branched with up to 35 flowers. 3", $16 |
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Encyclia plicata alba ('Cherokee' x self) is found in the Bahamas and Cuba. The normal colored form has brownish-red highlights on the sepals and petals and a pink striped lip. This rare form has solid green sepals and petals with a clear white lip. The plants are temperature tolerant but need warm bright temperatures during active growth. They also need to dry out well between waterings. 3", $24 |
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Encyclia steinbachii This is a species from Bolivia. The pseudobulbs are narrow and stand upright. The 1½” flowers are yellowish-green and have white lips. The lip has a ver distinctive purple marking. These are intermediate growers. 4", $26 |
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Encyclia tampensis This Encyclia species is native to Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas. The flowers appear on branched inflorescence and have a heavenly fragrance of honey. Mounted on 9" bark, $18 |
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Epidendrum calanthum v. alba is a near-miniature reed stem epidendrum species. The plants are upright and clump nicely to make large specimens. The cute ¾” flowers are a bright white with a fringed lip. 3", |
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Epidendrum falcatum This Mexican species is closely aligned to Epi parkinsonianum, however, parkinsonianum grows as an epiphyte in trees, whereas falcatum is a lithophyte that forms dense masses on large exposed rock outcrops. The evening fragrant flowers are 3” creamy white with a slight blush. These plants are temperature tolerant. Mounted 11" tree fern, |
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Epidendrum stamfordianum is an attractive species from Central America that produces showy spikes of 1 1/4” fragrant flowers in the spring. These flowers are yellow with red spots and a white lip and have a contrasting lavender column. 3", |
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Gongora flaveola is a warm to intermediate growing species from Columbia. It has long pendant spikes of 2” open flowers that are fragrant! Very interesting plant! 4" Basket, $14 |
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Jumellea comorensis Is a miniature angraecoid species from the Comoro Islands. It forms clumps and grows in intermediate conditions. It is easily grown in small pots or baskets in shadier conditions. The fragrant elegant white flowers have long spurs. 2 1/2", |
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Laelia anceps ‘Irwin’s’ AM/AOS is an exceptional variety because of the extremely large, dark flowers. This is a species from Mexico and tolerates a wide range of growing conditions. The nearly 6” flowers are huge and are a rich lavender with a velvety dark royal purple lip with a bright yellow throat. 4"", |
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Laelia purpurata (‘San Bar Annie’ x var venosa’) is a species cross between two superb forms of the Brazilian national flower. The flowers should be very large and well shaped having pink blushed petals and a large dark lip. 4", |
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Laelia purpurata (‘Treasure of Carpinteria’ AM/AOS x ‘Flamenco’ AM/AOS) is a species cross between two superb forms of the Brazilian national flower. The flowers should be very large and well shaped having pink blushed petals and a large dark lip 4", |
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Laelia rubescens var aurea is a species found in Mexico. The mature plants are 6-8” tall and the 2½” flowers bloom on top of tall spikes in large clusters. The flowers are bright butter yellow with a dark maroon throat. These plants are quite rare in cultivation. 4" Basket, $24 |
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Laelia sincorana is a species from Brazil that is well known for its relatively large fairly flat 3” flowers on small plants. This is an intermediate growing species and is temperature tolerant. 3", $34 |
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Laelia tenebrosa ('Fumancini' x ‘Big Lip’) is an outcross between two very good varieties of tenebrosa. We expect the sepals and petals of the flowers to be coppery colored with a darker venation and a velvety purple lip. The parents had between 8 and 9 inch flowers – these could be huge! 2", $8 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive |
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Maxillaira tenuifolia is a well known species from Central America and is especially famous for its heavy coconut fragrance. The long lasting 2” brick red flowers are produced several to each newer growth in the late spring and are quite eyecatching when allowed to fountain from a basket. 4" Basket, |
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Neobenthamia gracilis is a terrestrial orchid from tropical East Africa. It has clusters of showy 1” flowers on top of a tall leafy stem. The fragrant and long-lasting flowers are white with a golden-yellow middle in the lip with a red spot on each side near the base. The plant is very handsome and easy to grow. 3", $14 |
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Oncidium floridanum is a species from south Florida to Cuba and is rare in today’s collections. This plant has large 3’ sword-shaped upright leaves and many 1 ½” flowers on spikes up to 7’ tall. The flowers are walnut-brown with a bright yellow lip. These plants are terrestrial in nature but can be easily managed in pots in the greenhouse. 4", $22 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive |
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Oncidium microchilum is a rare species from Mexico and Guatemala. The 1½” flowers are on tall, upright, branching inflorescences, many times over 50 per spike. The long-lasting flowers are an olive-brown to a reddish brown and the white lip is marked with burgundy. The plants grow similar to Oncidium splendidum with 12” stiff semi-mule-ear leaves and a 1” rounded psuedobulb. 2", $12 |
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Oncidium sphacelatum is a species from Central America that is noted for its branching spikes of flowers – sometimes as tall as 5 feet! The 1½” flowers are chrome yellow with chocolate brown barring on the sepals and petals. When you see this plant in bloom you know why they call oncidiums the dancing ladies – thousands of dancers!! 5", BS, |
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Phaius maculatus (syn. Phaius flavus) is a decidous terrestrial species native to the Indian subcontinent. The pleated foliage is dark green with unusual irregular creamy yellow spots decorating the leaves. The light yellow flowers have brown-fringed lips and are mildly fragrant and long-lasting. These plants are treated like easy-growing houseplants potted in a soiless potting mix. This variety does not require a dormancy. It loses its old leaves shortly after flowering as the new growth is coming. 4", BS, $18 |
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Psychilis krugii is a rare species from the Carribean and is closely related to the genus Encyclia. Psychilis krugii blooms from spring through fall on long inflorescence. The flowers are successive with several open at a time. These inflorescences can also bloom subsequent years much like Broughtonia sanguinea. The 1½” flowers can be a light to olive green and generally has some pink striping in the lip. 3", $20 |
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Schomburgkia (Myrmecophilia) humboldtii Is a species from Venezuela and portions of the Antillies. The plant produces erect flower stalks that may hold up to 20 flowers. The 3” lavender flowers have a large cattleya-type lip with side-lobes that overlap the column. Humboldtii is probably the most ‘typical cattleya’ looking Schomburgkia species. Mounted on 9" Plaque, $40 |
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Schomburgkia undulata is a species from the northern parts of South America. The plant will get quite large and the flower spikes will increase the size to over 5 foot at blooming…not a window sill grower! The 3” flowers are a very dark blackish-burgundy highlighted by a florescent pink lip and are born on large heads of twenty or more. 4", $26 |
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Sophronitis cernua is a charming miniature species with many ½” - ¾” fire orange flowers. The anther cap is purple and a nice contrast to the orange flowers. The plant growth is miniature as well with leaves not much over 1” long. This plant is a Spring bloomer and typically blooms with 2-6 flowers per spike and last for several weeks. 2", $18 |
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Stanhopea wardii is a species from Central America. The flowers produce an exotic fragrance and are very intriguing. The flower spikes emerge basally as new growth matures. Each spike bears several large yellow flowers that are magnificently shaped! They look like an insect! The leaves are a glossy dark-green. This plant grows well in warm to intermediate conditions with moderately bright light, good air movement and should be kept evenly moist. 2", |
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Tetramica canaliculata These plants are from the Caribbean and closely related to Broughtonias. The plants grow best when they are mounted and soon become a tangled specimen similar to Barkerias in growth! The 1” flowers have a large lip and that are displayed on tall spikes.! 3", $14 |
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Tolumnia bahamense is a warm growing species from the Bahamas and Florida. This species was originally found in the Bahamas but is also known to grown in Florida - however it is very rare there now. The fan foliage of the plant has very rigid sword-shaped leaves and the flower spike displays a mass of the beautiful dancing-girl orchids. The plant will grow rapidly to produce a specimen-sized plant. Mounted on 9" wood plaque, $14 |
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Tolumnia sylvestre is a warm growing species from Cuba to Haiti. The fan foliage of the plant produces fairly short flower spikes (up to 8 to 10 inches) with 6 to 8 flowers per spike. The plant will grow rapidly to produce a specimen-sized plant. The one-inch flowers are light pink. These plants are rare and seldom seen in cultivation today and hard to come by. Mounted on 7" Tree Fern, $14 |
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Tolumnia urophylla Is a species from Cuba, Jamaica and some of the other northern lesser Antilles. They are a miniature and like to grow in warm conditions and dry down well between waterings. This species if one of the four major species for all of the equitant oncidium hybrids according to W. W. Goodale Moir. 2", Two Lead, $16 |
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Tolumnia variegata is a species from the Carribean. The plant produces ten to twenty long-lasting one-inch white flowers per spike. The plants grow in warm to intermediate temperatures and a moderate amount of light. Mounted on 4" Tree Fern, IN SPIKE, |
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Vanilla barbellata This species is native to Florida, although, extremely rare and may not currently be found in the wild. It is also reported from different locations in the Caribbean. Vines have stubby vestigial leaves that look like bracts, tenacious root systems, and need to get about 20 foot long to be blooming size. It will be sent bareroot with it's roots protected with moss. Over 40" of vine, $24 Photo is representative of the plant you will receive |
