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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This amazing plant sends out sprays of wonderfully scented flowers in a wide variety of color forms. These plants give us flowers that are peach to orange colored. This uncommon color form of the species makes for a bright eye-catching bloom. This wonderfully fragrant...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Rare Variety ( Sophronitis Coccinea Roxanne X Sib) From Tokyo. This is a beautiful and healthy mounted. These really have vibrant red flowers when in bloom. On offer the orchid IS in spike.Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Paphiopedilum supardii also called as Supard's Paphiopedilum, is a species of the genus Paphiopedilum. This species was described by Guido Jozef Braem & Löb in 1985. Paphiopedilum supardii is known from one mountain range in southeast Borneo at 600-960 meters above sea level. It...Regular price $250.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Epidendrum - Oerstedella schweinfurthiana Related to reed stem orchids, thin leaves and warty leaf sheaths that cover the stems. Cool growing. Best grown epiphitically, they require frequent watering, flowers are lavender with orange and purple with yellow tipped sepals. Frost hardy to a least 28 F.Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Endemic to Ecuador, Dda. hirtzii is a cool cloud forest species that requires moist humid conditions with good air circulation at all times. Grow it in a small container with a well-drained medium. Water it regularly so that the roots remain evenly moist. Good ventilation and...Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer is a Dendrobium convolutum Latouria Species flask as shown in pictures. Conical flask containing about 27 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...Regular price $130.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer is a Grammatophyllum scriptum var kiilani flask as shown in pictures. 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,...Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer is a Dendrobium unicum, species flask as shown in pictures. Conical flask containing about 26+ 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,...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer is a Bulbophyllum hirundis, species flask as shown in pictures. Conical flask containing about 30+ 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,...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer is a Bulbophyllum pectenveneris, species flask as shown in pictures. Conical flask containing about 30+ 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,...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer is a Coryanthes bruchmuelleri, species flask as shown in pictures. 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,...Regular price $125.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A wonderful species from Vietnam with mottled foliage and flowers that have a slight sweet fragrance of roses. Typically a winter to spring blooming species. One of the easiest Paphiopedilum to grow in the parvisepalum section. These plants have really beautiful foliage as well...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in the Philippines at elevations of around 1250 meters as a giant sized, cool growing, monopodial epiphyte with an elongate, erect stem carrying many alternate, gracefully curved leaves that are unequally bilobed apically and blooms in the fall on a horizontal to pendulous,...Regular price $18.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A wonderful species from Vietnam with mottled foliage and flowers that have a slight sweet fragrance of roses. Typically a winter to spring blooming species. One of the easiest Paphiopedilum to grow in the parvisepalum section. These plants have really beautiful foliage as well...Regular price $42.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Bulbophyllum is currently considered the most diverse genus of orchids with over 1500 species described. Bulbophyllums are found in all tropical areas on Earth, and they are as diverse morphologically as they are geographically. Though named for their bulbous leaves, all Bulbophyllums share some common...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica and Panama as a medium sized, warm to cold growing epiphyte in mixed oak-pine cloud forests at elevations of 700 to 2400 meters with erect ramicauls enveloped basally by 2 to 3, somewhat inflated sheaths and carrying...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A medium sized, cool to hot growing epiphytic or lithophytic orchid on limestone cliffs in narrow crevasses that is found in Nepal, Bhutan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Xizang and Yunnan provinces of China, Hong Kong, northeastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, penninsular Malaysia,...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Coelogyne fimbriata occurs in the Himalayas, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China. It grows epiphytic on trees or lithophyte on rocks in primary, broadleaf, evergreen lowland forests or primary montane forests at an altitude of 640 to 2300 meters above sea level. It...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Maxillaria porphyrostele is a species in the Maxillaria genus. Plant blooms from late fall to winter with a single flower. Flowers are fragrant and 4 cm wide. Plant can be grown in a fine bark medium, full sphagnum moss, or mounted on treefern or cork. Grow in cool to...Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Stanhopea connata is a species of orchid found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The flowers range in size from 4.75 - 5.5 in. They're found at altitudes from 1,000 to 2,000 meters, often growing on branches over water. The flower is commonly known as...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Stanhopea oculata is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico to Colombia and southeastern Brazil. They like semi deep shade and mine perform well in sphagnum moss with some wood chips and charcoal added.Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Stanhopea insignis is endemic to Brazil where it grows in warm lowland forests up to 500m and, like all stanhopeas, has large waxy fragrant flowers which only last a few days but are well worth waiting for.Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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It is a medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte, which reaching 38-48 cm in height, with pyriform to ovoid, sulcate, 5 cm long and 3 cm wide pseudobulbs subtended by fibrous bracts with a single, coriaceous, plicate, gradually narrows below into the elongate,...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Stanhopea jenischiana is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The flowers are 5 cm in diameter, and have an orange-yellow to gold color, with dark chestnut-red spots on the lip and often have a dark color at the base...Regular price $80.00Regular priceUnit price per
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