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 Papua and New Guinea and the Solomon Islands as a large to giant sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte or lithophyte occuring in riverine forests, coastal forest, swamp forests, beaches and plantations at altitudes of sealevel to 700 meters with clustered, fusiform,...Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A lovely species with large flowers coloured in light purple with a deeper purple lip. Fragrant. Plant for sale is growing in 80 mm pot.Regular price $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A rare color form of the species Cattleya dowiana, native to Central America, distinguished by its rose-pink to magenta-suffused petals and sepals rather than the typical yellow found in variety aurea. Flowers: Large (up to 15–15 cm across) featuring rose-colored petals, a massive intricately ruffled...Regular price $115.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cattleya mossiae var. tipo is the classic, naturally occurring wild-type form of the Easter Orchid, featuring large, fragrant, pink-to-lilac flowers with an intensely marbled purple, yellow, and white labellum. Plant for sale are growing in 80 mm pot.Regular price $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a gorgeous, rare, exotic Indian Dendrobium orchid. it is easy to care for and is truly a show winner with its stunning array of flowers. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Plants for sale are old plant having...Regular price $140.00Regular 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 $130.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A medium to large sized, lithophytic, cold to warm growing species that is found growing on mossy, limestone cliffs at 1400 meters in Luzon, Philippines with clustered, erect, or arching, long, cane-like, often fractiflex, ridged stems carry several, oval, pale green, deciduous, shiny, leathery,...Regular price From $160.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium farmeri petaloid album is a rare form of the Dendrobium farmeri orchid species, characterized by its fully white, petaloid flowers that resemble daisies rather than typical orchid blooms. This petaloid or peloric variant is considered quite rare in nature, making it a sought-after collector's...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a Collector's Cattleya species plant! Cultivation of Catleya amethystoglossa is quite simple. It likes ventilation, humidity, as well as a lot of indirect light (that is, no sunlight directly on the plant) and environments with a temperature between 18 ° and 25...Regular price $110.00Regular 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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A unique species native to New Guinea growing at elevations from 3,000 to 7,000 feet above sea level. This plant likes intermediate to cooler temps but will tolerate some heat in summer. The flowers usually emerge in the spring, but we have also seen...Regular price $90.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Epidendrum porpax is a small growing miniature.This species is native to Colombia and Venezuela where it grows in pine forests, usually on the sides of trees in dense clumps or mats. This orchid can be identified by its 3" long stems covered in alternating,...Regular price $80.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This beautiful species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. It is a spring bloomer and has the fragrance of cinnamon. On offer healthy and flowering size orchid, ready to flower in the season. Plants for sale are growing in 90...Regular price $125.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Tamaulipas, Puebla, Vera Cruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas states of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua on trees and rocks in humid montnae forests at elevations of 1100 to 1700 meters. Found in Tamaulipas, Puebla, Vera Cruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas states of...Regular price $200.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found only in Madagascar at elevations of 400 to 1200 meters growing among rocks in seasonally dry evergreen forests [morning dew is the main source of water for part of the year] as a medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte or semilithophytic vandanaceous...Regular price $170.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A miniature species from Southeast Brazil that can be found as far inland as Bolivia and Paraguay. Overall best grown on cork slabs with good humidity and daily watering. Tolerant of a wide range of temperatures. Water less when cool (under 60 degrees F)...Regular price $80.00Regular priceUnit price per
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It is a miniature to small sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte, which reaching a height of 10-20 cm. Lindley's Dendrobium blooms in the winter and spring with fragrant flowers on an axillary, 5 to 15 flowered, often pendant raceme that arise from nodes...Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Schomburgkia lueddemanniana sp. is a species native to southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies & Venezuela. Schomburgkia genus is now renamed Myrmecophila. The name Myrmecophila is a derivative of the word myrmecophile and refers to the symbiotic relationship with colonies of ants that are usually found living in the...Regular price $185.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Fragrant Aerides species that blooms in floriferous sprays of yellow flowers with a white lip. Flowers are waxy and substantive with a sweet, lemony scent. The plant on offer is seedling size and supplied in a 80 mm pot.Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cycnoches barthiorum is a complex flower with many different colours, including shades of rose, burgundy, green and white. The flowers are full-shaped, and the lips look like white spiders. It is a floriferous species, and plants commonly bloom with two or three inflorescences carrying...Regular price $90.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in northern Peru and Brazil as a small-sized, hot to warm growing, caespitose epiphyte of wet montane forests at elevations of 400 to 800 meters. Produces showy, fleshy, chocolate-scented flowers arising from near the apex of the newly matured, leafy pseudobulb. The plants...Regular price $80.00Regular 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 $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This warm growing species comes from lower elevation forests in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador and has a warm wet season and a short dry season. There are several color forms with red, a pure album form and a green form. This fabulous green form...Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a wonderful Vanda species native to India. Semi-terete leaves make for a smaller stature than most strap-leafed vandas. The flowers have a wonderful contrast with tan/brown petals and sepals and a purple lip. Smells like s'mores! Humidity: 55% – 85%Temperature Range: Winter (12.8-25°C) |...Regular price $120.00Regular priceUnit price per
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