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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On offer a very healthy orchid which is already flowered in the last season. A beautiful species from South East Asia that can send out several sprays of flowers in the spring to early summer. Keep dry in the winter season and start to water...Regular price $180.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium lampongense is a species dendrobium orchid native to the Lampung province on the southern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra and so comes the name. Found in lowland and hill forests at elevations of 200 to 400 meters as a large sized, hot growing...Regular price $180.00Regular priceUnit price per
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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 $130.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Conical flask containing about 20+ seedlings. Ready to be deflasked. The flask in the photos is the flask you will receive. THIS FLASK IS READY TO DEFLASK.Will be posted Express Post. Please note that the flask will be carefully packed, but the contents may be...Regular price $150.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Conical flask containing about 20+ seedlings. Ready to be deflasked. The flask in the photos is the flask you will receive. THIS FLASK IS READY TO DEFLASK.Will be posted Express Post. Please note that the flask will be carefully packed, but the contents may be...Regular price $200.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Conical flask containing about 15+ seedlings. Ready to be deflasked. The flask in the photos is the flask you will receive. THIS FLASK IS READY TO DEFLASK.Will be posted Express Post. Please note that the flask will be carefully packed, but the contents may be...Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Conical flask containing about 15+ seedlings. Ready to be deflasked. The flask in the photos is the flask you will receive. THIS FLASK IS READY TO DEFLASK.Will be posted Express Post. Please note that the flask will be carefully packed, but the contents may be...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Conical flask containing about 20+ seedlings. Ready to be deflasked.The flask in the photos is the flask you will receiveWill be posted Express Post. Please note that the flask will be carefully packed, but the contents may be shaken up in transit and we...Regular price $165.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A Colombian, medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphytic species from the states of Risaralda, Antioquia and Choco' on rough barked trees at elevations of 300 to 1000 meters that blooms in the month of May in Colombia [about 2 months after C dowiana...Regular price $250.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in penninsular Malaysia in primary forests on branches of trees at elevations of 200 to 300 meters as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with descending, slender stems carrying several, deciduous, lanceolate leaves and blooms in the fall and winter on several, 3...Regular price $100.00Regular 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. On offer the orchid...Regular price $90.00Regular priceUnit price per
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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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