Orchid Species
Pure Botanical Heritage: Natural Orchid Species
Explore our collection of true orchid species—nature's original masterpieces, unchanged by hybridization. These are the wild orchids that inspired centuries of botanical exploration and continue to captivate serious collectors with their authentic beauty and fascinating natural history.
Why Species Orchids Matter:
- Botanical Authenticity: Pure species as they exist in nature, not human-created hybrids
- Conservation Value: Many species face habitat loss in the wild, making cultivation important for preservation
- Discovery Stories: Each species has a unique tale of botanical exploration and discovery
- Natural Adaptation: Evolved over millennia to thrive in specific ecosystems, from cloud forests to tropical lowlands
- Genetic Foundation: These are the parent plants behind many popular hybrid orchids
Natural Habitats & Origins: Our species orchids represent diverse ecosystems from around the world—misty mountain slopes in the Andes, humid rainforests of Southeast Asia, cool cloud forests of Central America, and rocky outcrops of Madagascar. Understanding their natural habitat helps recreate ideal growing conditions at home.
For the Serious Collector: Species orchids appeal to growers who appreciate botanical accuracy, natural diversity, and the challenge of cultivating plants true to their wild origins. Many species offer unique characteristics rarely found in mass-produced hybrids, including distinctive fragrances, unusual flower forms, and specific blooming patterns tied to seasonal changes.
Growing Considerations: Species orchids range from beginner-friendly to advanced difficulty levels. Each variety includes information about its natural habitat, which guides care requirements including temperature ranges, humidity levels, and light preferences. Some species are more forgiving than their hybrid descendants, while others require precise conditions.
Perfect for: Collectors building reference collections, enthusiasts interested in orchid evolution and taxonomy, growers seeking authentic botanical specimens, and those who value the heritage and story behind each plant.
Pure Botanical Heritage: Natural Orchid Species
Explore our collection of true orchid species—nature's original masterpieces, unchanged by hybridization. These are the wild orchids that inspired centuries of botanical exploration and continue to captivate serious collectors with their authentic beauty and fascinating natural history.
Why Species Orchids Matter:
- Botanical Authenticity: Pure species as they exist in nature, not human-created hybrids
- Conservation Value: Many species face habitat loss in the wild, making cultivation important for preservation
- Discovery Stories: Each species has a unique tale of botanical exploration and discovery
- Natural Adaptation: Evolved over millennia to thrive in specific ecosystems, from...
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This is a medium-sized Maxillaria with flowers very similar to luteo-alba. Each blooming sized bulb can produce from 1-6 flowers in the late winter and early spring. Very strong fragrance with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg, along with some citrus and also a little...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Polystachya pubescens is a small orchid species from South Africa. This species produces erect inflorescences on top of the pseudobulbs. Flowers are yellow to gold, with red to orange, horizontal striations on the upper tepals. This species is cultivated easily in greenhouses, outside or indoors. This is...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A newly discovered genus and species that is found in Vietnam in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savana-like woodlands at elevations of sealevel to 700 meters as a small to medium sized, hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte with a stem enveloped...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda jennae is an species in the genus Vanda. Vanda jennae is a species of Vanda endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was discovered in 2005 by Jaap J. Vermeulen and Peter O'Byrne. Plant blooms in the spring and fall with several flowers. On offer the orchid is growing...Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phalaenopsis Schilleriana is native to the Philippines, on the island of Luzon to the south of Quezon City and on the eastern coasts of nearby islands. It grows high in the branches of trees in rainforests, at heights of 0-457 meters above sea level. Schiller's...Regular price $180.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in western Brazil in Rondonia state at elevations of 100 to 300 meters in Amazonian rain forest on dead trees and living palms as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with clustered, fusiform pseudobulbs enveloped basally by several deciduous leaf sheaths and carrying...Regular price $225.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, southwestern China, and northern Vietnam near the ocean and along streams on limestone rocks and leaf litter in dry evergreen, broad-leafed forests often in partial shade at elevations of 10 to 1000 meters as well as on limestone...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This Phalaenopsis is native to the Philippines on the islands of Polillo and Palawan. This is an easy to grow species that is vigorous and produces a large number of flowers when mature. It gets its name from the hieroglyphic-like patterns on the flowers....Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Rhynchostylis gigantea has definitely become a collector's item in recent years with ever more unusual color forms being introduced into the marketplace. The unmistakeable spicy fragrance is consistent across this genus, whether the species blooms in the winter or summer. Rhynchostylis Gigantea Cartoon produces...Regular price $26.50Regular priceUnit price per
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This is an as yet undescribed and therefore unnamed species. For us, it bloomed in late spring and the flowers were white, however it has been said that if it receives higher light during the Winter, a pink color is manifested. Long lasting flower...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phalaenopsis amabilis is an epiphytic orchid species. It is also known as East Indian butterfly plant and it produces 3-5 oval, fleshy leaves up to 50cm long. Long-lasting flowers are strongly scented and pure white in colour. They can measure up to 10cm wide...Regular price $150.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Sulawesi, Borneo and on the west coast of Luzon within the Philippines as a medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with an upright to semipendulous stem carrying strap-shaped, arching, unequally bilobed leaves that blooms in the spring and summer on an...Regular price $155.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A newly discovered genus and species that is found in Vietnam in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savana-like woodlands at elevations of sealevel to 700 meters as a small to medium sized, hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte with a stem enveloped...Regular price $155.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cymbidium Pharaoh's Dream is an orchid hybrid originated by H. Palmer in 2006. It is a cross of Cym. Pharaoh's Gold x Cym. On offer the orchid is growing in 70 mm pot.Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Thailand, Myanmar and Yunnan province of China at lowland broad-leaved evergreen and semi-deciduous forests edges or sparse woods at elevations of 200 to 1700 meters as a small to just medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphytic species that requires partial sun...Regular price $160.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in China, Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Myanamar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan and the Ryukyus at elevations of 500 to 2000 meters in shady, humid habitats with rocky substrates and is a large sized, warm to cool growing, terrestrial with obscure pseudobulbous, fleshy,...Regular price $175.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Bulbophyllum mastersianum “Master’s Bulbophyllum” is a miniature epiphyte from Borno and Moluccas that grows intermediate to hot. The umbels of flowers are quite showy and range from yellow to salmon in color. Plants grow well in small baskets or net pots. Whiskey bottle flask for...Regular price $140.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Origin: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.Synonym: Epidendrum brassavolae, Encyclia brassavolae, Panarica brassavolae.Temperature: 15°-24°CWater: Water + mist regularlyHumidity: 60-80%.Flowers: Produces spikes with 4 to 14 waxy flowers. The flowers remind of the Brassavola genus.Flowering season: Spring, summerFlowering time: 4 to 6 weeksFragrance:...Regular price $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Malaysia and Myanmar in humid lowland forests at elevations of 300 to 1800 meters as a medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte with 2 to 4 leaves that blooms in the spring and summer on a suberect to arching, arching, paniculate...Regular price $23.50Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in penninsular Malaysia and the Philippines in montane forests on medium sized tree trunks at elevations above 1500 meters in heavy shade as a large sized, cool growing, monopodial epiphyte with an elongated stem carrying several, alternate, linear-oblong, recurved, oblique, truncate leaves that...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda coerulea orchid is a medium to large sized, warm to cool growing, monopodial epiphyte, which can reach 75-150 cm long and 50 cm wide, with very stout stems carrying coriaceous, ligulate, distichous, conduplicate, obliquely tridentate apically leaves. The leaves are 8-25 cm long...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium grande is an orchid species, a sympodial epiphyte, it has a clumping growth form. Light: Bright shade to gentle direct sunlight Water: Water when medium is completely dry Humidity: Average Medium: Well-draining medium. On offer the orchid is flowering size, not always available.Regular price $135.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to Southeast Asia, Dendrobium secundum is also known as the "Toothbrush Orchid" for the fact that all of its flowers appear on the same side of the stem, much like the bristles of a toothbrush. This semi-pendulous, cane-like species is found in dry lowland...Regular price $130.00Regular priceUnit price per
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It is the markings on the petals that give Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica its name. The petals vary in colour on this Phalaenopsis species from a pale yellow and white, the contrasting markings also vary from a range of pinks to yellows, always transverse on the petals. Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica...Regular price $125.00Regular priceUnit price per
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