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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Several fragrant, long lasting flowers grace this large sized, hot growing epiphyte from the island of Sulawesi and Java with elongate stems carrying several, linear, recurved leaves that blooms in the summer on a erect or ascending, to 10" [25 cm] long, several [10...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to the cloud forests of China, this small to medium sized ephiphyte enjoys semishaded light and cooler temperatures when grown mounted. This orchid blooms in spring on a short spike with up to 10 white flowers. Plants for sale are seedlings not far...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda lombokensis50mm pot seedling available for sale. Hard to find for sale online! This Vanda species is quite uncommon and hard to come by. The flowers are absolutely stunning with a strong fragrance.Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Common Name: The Green Phalaenopsis Flower Size: 3 to 4 cm Found in Sumatra at elevations of 700 to 1000 meters as a small sized, warm growing lithophyte or epiphyte that blooms in the spring on an erect to horizontal, simple or occasionally branching, to 16...Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Stenoglottis species, mostly terrestrial orchids (very occasionally epiphytic), are natives of southern Africa. Stenoglottis longifolia comes from Natal; its flowers are white to pale-pink with darker pink spots and they open gradually over a period of months on long flower-spikes. Once the flowers die down, new plants...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium henryi is native to North Vietnam and southwestern China. These plants grow near Sa-pa (Vietnam) at an altitude of about 1500 m and near Szemao in the Province of Yunnan (China) at an altitude of around 1200 m. They were also found at...Regular price $90.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Malleola baliensis (Robiquetia aberrans) is a monopodial hot to cool growing miniature sized epiphytic species found in Thailand, Java, Borneo, Bali, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Philippines, which grows on the trees of the deep humid forests from the sea level up to about 1200 meters. The...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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These plants are the pink and white forms of the Philippine species, Phal. equestris. These orchids are fantastic, given that once the spikes start flowering we have seen them carry on blooming for two years or more! A very nice miniature that is hardy to...Regular price $18.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phalaenopsis difformis is native to Assam, West Himalayas, and Southeast Asia, commonly called, the dark brown phalaenopsis. This species blooms 2 times a year, once in spring-summer and the second time in winter. Flowers are very different from the normal phalaenopsis species flowers. The most striking feature...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Paphiopedilum villosum is a species of orchid found Assam, southern China and the Myanmar states of Kachin, Kayar, Shan and the Upper Sagaing region. Leaves: 4-5, 14-42 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, above light green, below purple-spotted at the base Inflorescence: 1-flowered, 7-24 cm long, green spotted purple, white-purple villose Bloom: 7-14 cm wide...Regular price $105.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Laelia tenebrosa comes from a small area of southern Espirito Santo State, Brazil, where it is now considered to be virtually extinct. It grew originally on large trees in relatively dense forests. Most plants available today come from sib crosses or meristems from old jungle...Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer the orchid is healthy and growing in 70 mm pot, plant size may vary. This will produce bright orange flowers when in bloom.Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Mexico and Guatemala as a small to medium sized, pendant growing epiphyte found at altitudes close to sea level and needs hot conditions to thrive so that it can bloom in the summer as a new growth arises on a pendulous, robust,...Regular price $120.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Coelogyne mooreana, a native of Vietnam, grows best under 1,500 to 2,500 footcandles or the low end of the light level for cattleyas or oncidiums. Strong air movement at all times is critically important. In their native habitat, the summers are characterized by heavy...Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A lovely Asian Cymbidium with a wide distribution, coming from Japan, China, Vietnam , Cambodia, Laos, Hong Kong to Sumatra and Java. Unlike many others in the subgenus jensoa, this variety grows and flowers in intermediate to warm conditions, and blooms in the summer...Regular price $195.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Thailand, Vietnam and Hainan China in highland primary cloud forests in shallow, sandy soils among sandstone rocks often in the shade of low bushes at elevations of 1000 to 2600 meters as a large to giant sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial...Regular price $150.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cymbidium mastersii is native to Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. It is found growing on trees and rocks in evergreen montane forests at elevations of 900 to 2400 meters above sea level. It is a large sized, warm to cold...Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Mexico and Guatemala in rainforests at elevations of 1500 to 2450 meters as a medium sized, cool to cold growing epiphytic species with clustered, ellipsoid-ovoid to ovoid, compressed pseudobulbs enveloped basally by several, distichous, imbricating sheaths and carrying a single apical, linear...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A species from the Philippines that has a similar look to Lily of the Valley. This species bears a cascading, twisting flower spike that has unusual, orange colored flowers. On offer the orchid is flowering size.Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This species features long pendulous inflorescence with numerous flowers. The flowers are sparsely arranged on the inflorescence. The flowers are usually bright, big and of around one inch plus in width. The petals and sepals usually have bright yellow margins and they are spread...Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This species produces long, pendulous and fragrant flowers. Gongora gratulabunda has a range in color from yellow with red spots, to near pure yellow. Unless specified, it is unknown which color you will get. Since the flower spikes emerge at the bulbs and head...Regular price $125.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a Brazilian epiphytic, or lithophytic, cool growing, miniature orchid from Minas Gerais State and is found on vellozia trees or in humus pockets on the rocks below them in drier cool winter mountain habitats in scrub and cacti at elevations of 1220...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Yellow widelip orchid is native to large areas of Europe, northern Asia, and eastern North America, but is still considered rare. Unlike other orchids, it grows only two basal leaves. In late summer, it produces up to 20 yellow flowers, which explains the name,...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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