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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Aerides houlletiana orchid is native to Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in evergreen, semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests at elevations of sea level to 700 meters in partial shade. This variety is truly a show winner and easy to grow. This species produces...Regular price $125.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium mutabile, the variable dendrobium, is a species of orchid endemic to the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It grows in the humid forests at elevations up to 700 meters above sea level. It is a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with...Regular price $98.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda coerulea orchid is a medium to large sized, warm to cool growing, monopodial epiphyte, which can reach 75-150 cm long and 50 cm wide, with very stout stems carrying coriaceous, ligulate, distichous, conduplicate, obliquely tridentate apically leaves. The leaves are 8-25 cm long...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Bulbophyllum dearei is a species in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Asia. Plants blooms from summer to fall with a single 7.5 cm wide flower. Flowers are fragrant. Plants are found in the lower montane forest of Borneo, penninsular Malaysia and the Philippines at elevations of 700 to...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This species is from the mountainous regions of Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java in river valleys at elevations of 1150 to 2100 meters and in montane forests on higher ridges as a cool to cold growing epiphyte with elongate-conical, somewhat angled pseudobulbs when young...Regular price $95.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Trichoglottis atropurpurea, the dark purple trichoglottis, is a species of orchid endemic to the Philippines. Trichoglottis atropurpurea is a fairly large epiphytic species of orchid, with stems reaching 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in) long. Fleshy white roots grow out of the stems which are leafy...Regular price $130.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to China, this amazing species has very tall stems with large green flowers ,overlaid with burgundy markings. The tall 18-22" stems take about 6 months to develop once the flower spike begins at the center of the leaves. The flowers have the fragrance...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda javierae is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it occurs on Luzon and Calayan Island. It is known commonly as Mrs. Javier's vanda.[2 It is known commonly as Mrs. Javier's vanda. Found as a medium...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium primulinum sp. is commonly known as the Primrose Yellow Dendrobium. Found in Assam, Himalayas, Nepal, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, China and Vietnam, 1 to 2, fragrant flowers that arise from nodes along the leafless canes in spring and needs lots of water and fertilizer after...Regular price $98.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo and Malaysia at lower elevations as a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with conical, sheathed pseudobulbs carrying a solitary, apical, oblong, coriaceous, subsessile leaf that blooms in the spring on a erect or pendant, 8" [20 cm]...Regular price $80.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A lovely little leafless orchid from Thailand, India, and Burma. This unique, easy-to-grow Chiloschista has long-lasting flowers with a vanilla-like fragrance. These plants are grown well on layers of folded shade cloth.Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Discovered by missionary and plant explorer Charles Parish. This species is native to Southeast Asia and grows as an epiphyte on tree branches. The plants are basically leafless for much of the year but can develop a couple of small leaves during the summer...Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in southwestern Thailand and Vietnam in forests on tree trunks at elevations of 1100 to 1200 meters as a monopodial, miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with clustered erect stems carrying 6 to 7, distichous-equitant, recurved, often conduplicate, obtuse and unequally bilobed apically leaves...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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One of a handful of species in the “pumila” group, Laelia dayana (now technicallyCattleya bicalhoi) is among the group of “Brazilian Laelias” with small plants and relatively large flowers. This particular species is known for its striking lip, with its vivid purple coloring and...Regular price $100.00Regular 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 $90.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Robiquetia spathulata is a species orchid found in the range of eastern Himalayas to Malaysia. Robiquetia, commonly known as pouched orchids. Hot to warm growing epiphyte (vandaceous) with a hanging stem carrying leathery leaves, blooms in the summer on a 4" long pendent, many flowered inflorescence. The sepals...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Sulawesi in Indonesia in lowland forests at elevations of 450 to 1000 meters as a medium sized, warm growing epiphyte with 3 to 5, ligulate-elliptic, to elliptic-oblong, strongly recurved above, loosely undulating, glossy green leaves that blooms in the spring, summer and...Regular price $52.50Regular priceUnit price per
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Very rare yellow variety of this species. The flowers get deeper yellow the older they get. Very useful for breeding! Limited availability. These were made using very select dark yellow/gold parents. Plants in spike. PLANT IN FLOWER AT THE TIME OF LISTING 7/10/22 5PM....Regular price $85.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to the Philippines, this species has beautiful mottled leaves with branching sprays of white flowers and red markings or spots. We have been line-breeding these for years. This species is rare these days and not easy to find. Limited availability! This strain is...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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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 $85.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to the Philippines, this species blooms with large sprays of flowers on several branching spikes when grown to maturity. Do not remove the flower spikes when finished blooming, as they simply go dormant until the next year's flowering season. This species is closely...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Sumatra, the Andaman Islands and Nicobar islands in very shady, dim forests and on mangroves above braqckish water at elevations of sea level to 400 meters as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with a short stem carrying obovate, shortly acute to...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Sumatra, the Andaman Islands and Nicobar islands in very shady, dim forests and on mangroves above braqckish water at elevations of sea level to 400 meters as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with a short stem carrying obovate, shortly acute to...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Occurring from Taiwan to the Philippines in primary and secondary forests at elevations of sea level to 1000 feet. It closely resembles P. amablis but differs in the red lip disc, the triangular mid lobe and it's smaller flowers of about 3" [7.5 cm] instead of...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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