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 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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Perreiraara Rhynchorides Bangkok Sunset is a monopodial epiphyte orchid hybrid having beautiful colours of an exotic sunset. The colour is a unique blend of amber, yellow, peachy coluors with a light pink lavander lip. Flowers are displayed on a thin spike of about 15-20 cm...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phalaenopsis parishii is native to Eastern Himalaya, Assam in India, Moulmein in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It is a miniature sized, hot to warm growing semi-deciduous epiphyte with elliptic to obovate, fleshy, pendant, leaves. Our plants for sale are seedlings growing in 50 mm...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium kanburiense is a warm-hot growing species from Thailand. They are found in several places in the Kanburi region west of Bangkok. Plants produce inflorescences of spiky green flowers in fall. Typically grown mounted, although they can be grown in a pot. Our plants for sale...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Rhynchostylis Gigantea Red is a species vandaceous orchid. This dark wine-coloured form of Rhy.gigantea is also known as var. rattana, or "Sagarik Strain". Densely flowered inflorescences, which appear in autumn and winter, have sweetly fragrant blooms that last for about two weeks. For sale the seedling...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Rhynchostylis gigantea is a species of orchid. Native to Thailand, this seed-grown species has fantastic foxtail-like flower spikes that arch over the pot with 15 to 50 flowers that are about 3/4"-1" in size. These plants usually flower in January or February and can flower for 2-3...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A tall, slender growing Brazilian species that loves bright light and warm temperatures. Clusters of waxy green blooms with bright fuchsia lips appear above bifoliate foliage. These seedlings are bred from our tetraploid 'Mendenhall-Beta' parent and are expected to have heavy substance and clear,...Regular price $130.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cattleya bowringiana is a lovely fall-blooming species from Central America. The clustered flowers are primarily lavender although there are some impressive albescens and coerulea varieties. Although C. bowringiana is the perfect plant for beginners, with its vigor and indestructibility, it is also an excellent...Regular price $190.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cattleya bowringiana is a lovely fall-blooming species from Central America. The clustered flowers are primarily lavender although there are some impressive albescens and coerulea varieties. Although C. bowringiana is the perfect plant for beginners, with its vigor and indestructibility, it is also an excellent...Regular price $150.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Ascocentrum ampullaceum is an species in the genus Ascocentrum. Plant blooms from spring to summer with many 2.5 cm wide flowers. Plants are best grown hanged in baskets and on mounted and require bright to full sunlight and intermediate to warm temperatures. If hunged the roots must be...Regular price $80.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire, Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cape Province and Natal South Africa as an epiphyte and occassional...Regular price $48.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in the foothills of Sikkim at elevations around 300 to 500 meters as a mini-miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte that has small squat ovate psuedobulbs that give rise in the spring to an erect, basal, bracteate, 2" [5 cm] long, 10...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium pierardii or aphyllum or cucullatum is an orchid found in most collections. It is also known as the ‘hooded orchid’ because of the cone shaped lip of the flower. It is attractive and easily cultivated and has long, pendulous stems that become leafless in...Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This species has a wide distribution throughout Southeast Asia. Found in the Chinese Himalayas, Assam India, Myanamar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Yunnan China, Vietnam, Borneo and Sumatra.Flowers are white with a yellow lip, sometimes with a hint of lavender. These grow intermediate to warm...Regular price $60.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Commonly known as the "Dove Orchid,” “Pigeon Orchid,” and “Thunderstorm Orchid.” Easy growing Dendrobium species that blooms in sprays of fragrant small white flowers that, to some, resemble small white birds. Den. crumenatum takes its other name, “Thunderstorm Orchid,” from its propensity to flower...Regular price $95.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in southeastern Madagascar in coastal forests at elevations of 20 to 500 meters as a hot growing epiphyte with a creeping stem carrying 2 ranked, oblong-lanceolate, basally folded leaves a that blooms in the summer on a peduncle half enveloped by 3 to...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A compact Angraecoid from the isolated island of Grand Comore, just northwest of Madagascar. Fairly easy to grow. Does best intermediate to warm with moist potting material like sphagnum moss. Produces single-flowered, fragrant blooms on short flower spikes.Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This easy-growing, delightful miniature native to Taiwan blooms with a lemon fragrance! This species has been known to flower in both the spring and fall. This plant can be grown potted or mounted on a slab. Water as the potting mix approaches dryness. For...Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cattleya violacea f. alba is a species of orchid native to the lowland rainforests of the Amazon and Orinoco river basins, being the most widespread of all Cattleya species in the wild. Orchids of this species grow on trees along rivers, as they require...Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per
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