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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Native to Madagascar. Conical flask containing about 25+ 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...Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Bulbophyllum Ambrosia, the sweet-smelling bulbophyllum, is a small hot- to cool-growing epiphytic species from southeastern Asia. B. ambrosia is a lithophyte that grows on limestone, so be sure to supply adequate calcium. This species blooms in late winter/early spring on 3″ pedicels, and the lovely pink-striped flowers...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A warm to hot growing Bulbophyllum native to Sulawesi and Borneo. The flowers of this species are large and beautiful but produce one of the most pungent aromas in its genus (it smells... very bad). This plant is a consecutive bloomer, and some of...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phal. cornu-cervi is native to India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Nicobar Islands, Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines in lowland areas. Beautiful spicy fragrance. On offer the orchid is growung in 50 mm tube, sizes may vary.Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Gram. scriptum variegated is a grammatophullum with variegated leaves. Its leaves are very attractive. A variation of the famous tiger orchid. Grammatophyllum orchids can take bright sun, The flowers are amazing too. The flowers are generally up to 4.5 cm wide, held in racemes of up...Regular price $150.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a great example of the semi-alba form of C. walkeriana. C. walkeriana f. semi-alba 'Tokyo #1' is an easy to grow cultivar with very intense color for the breeding and of course is accompanied with the wonderful C. walkeriana fragrance. Plants are flowering...Regular price $140.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Matto Grossa, DF and Goias State of Brazil as well as Santa Cruz Bolivia and Paraguay along rivers on roughbarked trees at the edges of high cliffs in full sun and with ample air circulation at elevations of 170 to 700 meters...Regular price $185.00Regular 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 $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Aerides odorata is native to China, the Himalayas, Bhutan, India, Assam and Nepal. The name "Aerides" means child of the air and, of course, "odorata" means fragrant.This easy growing, free-flowering plant produces pendant, foxtail-like flower sprays. These are decorated in a multitude of 1"...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This species is a small sized, hot growing, pendant growing epiphyte from Borneo in shady, humid, lowland and swampy riverine forests low down on trees often near or on branches overhanging stream banks at elevations of sealevel to 200 meters with an erect to...Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in the Chinese Himalayas, western Himalayas, Assam, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Taiwan on tree trunks in open forests at elevations of 600 to 2500 meters as a medium to large sized, warm to cold growing epiphyte with robust, pencil...Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium purpureum is native to Vanuatu, Fiji, Bougainville, New Guinea, the Caroline Islands and the islands of the Malay Archipelago. This plants occur on coastal lowlands and in mountain forests, from sea level up to 1150 m. They were also encountered on trees in...Regular price $80.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A Southeast Asian species native to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. A strong growing dendrobium that is tolerant of cool to hot temperatures. It does have a deciduous stage when all the leaves drop off the canes, typically after a cool dry rest in...Regular price $98.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This interesting species is native to Luzon and Mindanao, growing at 2500 to 3,000 feet above sea level. The plant habit is similar to Dendrobium papilio but shorter and more compact in terms of pseudobulb height. These plants require moist conditions at the roots,...Regular price $88.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer is a beautiful Primary hybrid dendrobium. Parents are formosum and jyrdii, photos of parent flowers provided for your reference. A hard to obtain species and a must for all collectors. Plant is beautiful and ready to flower in the next season.Regular price $105.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium parthenium is a species native to Borneo, Lovely fresh white flowers with a hint of pink in the center of the flowers. These plants love good bright light & good humidity. These plants grow well in pot-bound conditions, use the smallest pot that...Regular price $98.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Assam India, Sikkim and the eastern Himalayas in tropical valleys at elevations around 300 meters as a medium sized, hot growing epiphytic species with .6 to 1.2" [1.5 to 3 cm] between each subglobose pseudobulb enveloped basally by fibrous sheaths and carrying...Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A warm to hot growing Bulbophyllum native to Sulawesi and Borneo. The flowers of this species are large and beautiful but produce one of the most pungent aromas in its genus (it smells... very bad). This plant is a consecutive bloomer, and some of...Regular price $80.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Cambodia as a small sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte with clustered globose pseudobulbs and an apical, single, elliptic, obtuse, leathery, blue green leaf and blooms on a basal, subsessile, to 7/16" [1 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence occuring in the winter...Regular price $85.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Catasetum macroglossum also called as The Large-Lipped Catasetum, is a species of the genus Catasetum. This species was described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1877. Catasetum macroglossum is found in Southwestern Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia. It grows in wet tropical forest inland of the...Regular price $95.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Ascocentrum christensoniamum is a relatively small orchid with an exuberant bloom. In nature the plant is found in Vietnam at an altitude between 100-700 meters, growing on the branches of deciduous trees. This orchid likes a hot to warm climate. When it blooms, it...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Ecuador and Peru at elevations of 750 to 2600 meters as a medium to large sized, warm to cold growing epiphyte with erect, caespitose canes enveloped completely by setaceous, strigose leaf sheaths and carrying several, plicate, suberect-spreading, rather coriaceous, ovate lanceolate to...Regular price $140.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Rhy. coelestis is a beautiful species from Southeast Asia that throws out a number of upright inflorescences covered in fragrant flowers. This is the blue variety of the species. Native to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. This plant is tolerant of cool to warm temperatures, making...Regular price $90.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A beautiful primary hybrid of two different colour forms of the Phal. venosa. The bronze and the mahogany versions. Flowers are for your reference only. Plants in 50mm tube, healthy establised plants.Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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