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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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 $125.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium officinale is native to Southeast Asia and has been used as a medicinal plant in China and other nearby countries. The medicine made from it is acquired from the canes when they are boiled and made into a tea. There are antibiotic and...Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer the orchid is just finished flowers. We will send the plant barerooted. If you have any question please contact us.Regular price $310.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A wonderful compact evergreen Dendrobium cross amongst members of the Latouria section. Flowers are fragrant and long-lasting, and the plants may bloom several times in one year. Latouria Dendrobiums are nice because they can re-flower on the same growths several times, making for a large...Regular price $185.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium Engagement is an orchid hybrid originated by P.Spence in 2012. It is a cross of Den. engae x Den. shiraishii. It is considered a "primary hybrid" because it is a cross between two species. On offer the orchid is not always availabl. This...Regular price $180.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This name is a synonym of Dendrobium polysema. Dendrobium pulchrum is an orchid species identified by Schltr. in 1912. A widespread, medium to large sized, hot to cool growing species from Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, the Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa,...Regular price $400.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This name is a synonym of Dendrobium polysema. Dendrobium pulchrum is an orchid species identified by Schltr. in 1912. A widespread, medium to large sized, hot to cool growing species from Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, the Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa,...Regular price $275.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrochilum wenzelii is native to the Philippines. This plant was first found in 1913 in the southeastern part of the island of Luzon in the vicinity of Sagnaa in the province of South Camarines. These orchids grow on trees on wooded slopes at an...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in the Philippines on mossy tree trunks at elevations around 1000 meters as a small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with oval pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, lanceolate, petiolate leaf that blooms in the winter and early spring on a gracefully...Regular price $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer a very rare Latouria dendrobium which is really a good flowering size, rarely available for sale. We will send the plant bareroot unless stated.Regular price $400.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua on trees and occasionally on calcareous rocks in humid forests at elevations of 800 to 1500 meters as a large sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte withfat, fusiform, pendulous canes concealed by white,...Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Stanhopea graveolens is a Stanhopea species found in Central America. Plant is a lithophyte or epiphyte found in cloud forest in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras at elevations of 0 to 2700 meters. Plant blooms in the spring to summer with up to six 12.5 cm fragrant flowers. Plant...Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Stanhopea jenischiana is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The flowers are 5 cm in diameter, and have an orange-yellow to gold color, with dark chestnut-red spots on the lip and often have a dark color at the base...Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per
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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 $48.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in New Guinea as a small to medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with 4 noded, yellow stems carrying towards the apex, 2 to 3, bright green, elliptic to ovate, erect leaves that blooms in the late winter and early spring on...Regular price $180.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A beautiful funky latouria primary hybrid produced by the cross of Dendrobium engae and Dendrobium finistarre. A hard to find variety, especially in flowering size. Please refer to 1st and 2nd photo for the flowers of parents. . On offer the orchid is flowering size,...Regular price $300.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A medium-sized epiphytic herb. Pseudobulbs clavate, sulcate, about 5-noded, 10-15 or more cm long, 1-1.5 cm diam., 2-leaved at apex. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly elliptic, obtuse and unequally bilobed at apex, about 15 by 4.5-5 cm. Inflorescence erect, 10-15-flowered; peduncle 10-15 cm long; bracts ovate,...Regular price $450.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This dendrobium commonly known as the large-leaved dendrobium or pastor's orchid, is a species of Orchid. It is native to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, and some islands of the western Pacific. On offer this is a very special orchid for sale. Maybe the flowers...Regular price $155.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Oncidium species which has fluorescent pure-yellow miniature/medium flowers when it blooms. Easy to look after, requires indirect light (shade), water twice a week, fertiliser at half strength once a fortnight or at quarter strength once a week. Grows in bark mix or mounted. It...Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A warm to hot growing epiphyte found in Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and New Guinea .This bulbophyllum species has one of the more interesting shaped flowers. Very cool! The flowers are relatively large (3.5 to 4 inches long). The flowers are tan to chartreuse...Regular price $90.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Fragrant Encyclia radiata (Anacheilium radiatum or Prosthechea radiata) – Mexican species. It is a small to medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte, which reaches 8 - 14 inches in height. You will enjoy many long lasting 1.25" flowers for many weeks. These Encyclia...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in the Philippines on Luzon Island at elevations of 1200 to 1600 meters as a small sized, cool growing epiphyte with an ascending monopodial habit that has an erect stem enveloped completely by leaf bearing sheaths carrying glabrous, coriaceous, sessile, distichous, linear, conduplicate,...Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda hindsii, commonly known as the native strap orchid[4] or the Cape York vanda,[1] is a large epiphytic or lithophytic clump-forming orchid. It has thick, white, cord-like roots, branching stems, many thick, leathery, strap-like leaves and between three and seven shiny brown flowers with...Regular price $150.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This moderately sized Cymbidium species was first described in 1990. It comes from Yunnan, China and northern Vietnam where it grows as an epiphyte at elevations from 3300 to 5000 ft. The fragrant flowers are carried with 3 to 7 per inflorescence. On offer...Regular price $170.00Regular priceUnit price per
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