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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Found in Tanzania as a giant sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial or lithophyte on dry exposed rock faces or on mossy ledges at altitudes of 380-2000 meters with fragrant flowers held in a spherical head occuring from the winter till the spring. Plant...Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in cloud forests at elevations of 2200 to 3700 meters as a miniature to just small sized, tufted, cold growing, epiphytic or lithophytic species. Plants available is healthy and flowering size.Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A large Masdevallia species with thick leaves and robust flowers. Blooms on this species exhibit a distinct musky smell to attract pollinators, reminiscent of those exibited by many Bulbophyllums. On offer the orchid is growing in 60 mm tube,size may vary.Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A high elevation species from the Philippines. Magnum says it all, as this is the largest of the Dendrochilum species!The flowers of this orchid have a very unique aroma that fills the room, and can be described as a slightly sweet fragrance with a...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium brymerianum, also called as The Brymer's Dendrobium (named after the English Orchid Enthusiast Brymer), Callista brymerana, is a species of the genus Dendrobium. Dendrobium brymerianum is native to Assam Province in north-east India, Myanmar, northern Thailand, Xieng Khouang area in northern Laos and southwest...Regular price $135.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Aerides magnifica fma alba is native to the Philippines with beautiful pure white long lasting flowers on pendulous racemes. This is a monopodial epiphytic species with a sturdy upright stem and likes good light to flower well. On offer the orchid is growing in...Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Ascocentrum curvifolium is found in Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, southern China and Vietnam to the south on deciduous trees in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests at elevations of sealevel to 700 meters, as a small to medium sized, hot to...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda flabellata is a species of epiphytic orchid native to the Chinese province Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. It was erroneously reported to occur in Myanmar. This is a very fragrant orchid with beautiful, long lasting blooms. Sepals and petals are yellow to yellow-green variously...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium devonianum is found in the Chinese Himalayas, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and the Indian state of Assam. It is a mountain species: it is found in trees at an altitude of 500-2000 meters. It is a medium sized, cool to warm growing...Regular price $198.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Java, Sumatra, Borneo and western Malaysia in mixed, hill, montane and riverine forests on trees overhanging rivers at elevations around 400 to 1500 meters as a medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte that produces slightly scented, wide open, fleshy, waxy flowers....Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda coerulescens, also known as sky-blue vanda, is a species of monopodial orchid native to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India, eastern Himalayas, southern Yunnan province in China, Myanmar and Thailand. This is a small sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte at elevations of 300 to...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a rare species with light-green flowers and a darker green lip. The flowers have a strong cinnamon fragrance. Named for Walter Rothschild of Tring Park.This plant likes intermediate temperatures and should not be exposed to temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius. 50mm tube - healthy...Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Perhaps one of the most famous of the warscewiczii, being awarded an FCC/RHS in 1904! This is a rare semi-alba with large white flowers and a brilliant magenta purple lip. This famous clone produced some of the best semi alba hybrids ever made. On offer...Regular price $38.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This great species dwarfs all the rest of the Cattleya genus with the sheer size and splendour of its magnificent flower spike. It is a giant among orchids. On offer this species is a healthy, well established seedling. This will produce fragrant flowers when...Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per
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It is a medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte, which reaching 38-48 cm in height, with pyriform to ovoid, sulcate, 5 cm long and 3 cm wide pseudobulbs subtended by fibrous bracts with a single, coriaceous, plicate, gradually narrows below into the elongate,...Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A newly discovered and described, miniature, cool to warm growing species from the Philippines on the edges of rainforests [Central Luzon Mountains] at elevations of 1800 to 2200 meters that has an albinistic floral appearance to the type species and also seems to grow...Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Aerides rigida is a robust species with an unbranched stem up to 1 m (40 in) in length and 20 mm (0.8 in) in diameter. The leaves are disticious. The stem nodes are about 25 mm (1 in) apart and each bears a somewhat fleshy, upright leaf with sheathing base. The apices of...Regular price $85.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda brunnea (The Light Brown Vanda - Species From Thailand) Found in India, Myanmar, Thailand and Yunnan province of China on forest margins at elevations of 800 to 1550 meters as a medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte blooming in spring with several...Regular price $15.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in coastal forests below 100 meters in southern Brazil as a large, bifoliate to trifoliate, warm growing epiphyte with cylindrical, slightly thickened apically pseudobulb subtended by white sheaths and carrying 2 apical, oblong-elliptic, leathery leaves with sharp to serrated edges that blooms in...Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Epidendrum ciliare, or the fringed star orchid, has enjoyed a host of names over the centuries. Epidendrum species native to Mexico and montane forests of Central and South America. Flowers are fragrant, with a citrusy scent. bright indirect light; let dry between waterings. younger plants have...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a rare species is a small sized, hot growing, pendant growing epiphyte from Borneo in shady, humid, lowland and swampy riverine forests at elevations of sealevel to 200 meters that blooms in the summer and fall with highly fragrant citrus scented flowers....Regular price $38.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in the Moluccas and Borneo in hill forests at elevations around 500 meters as a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with clustered, ovoid, obscurely angled pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect to suberect, oblong, subobtuse, attenuate below, coriaceous, broad leaf that...Regular price $18.50Regular priceUnit price per
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A miniature native to Myanmar and Thailand. This is a cross between two of our best plants and should produce yellow flowers with purple lips. The purple tones in the lips can vary. Truly an easy to grow species that can flower in a...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phalaenopsis sanderiana - orchids species from Philippines. Endemic to the Philippines on branches of trees covered in moss at elevations of sea level to 500 meters as a small sized, hot, pendant growing epiphyte with elliptic to oblong-elliptic, obtuse rounded, tapered to the conduplicate...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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