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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Plant blooms in the fall with a single 5 cm wide flower. Plant is found in wet montane forests of Peru at elevations around 2000 meters. Plant can be grown in a fine bark medium, full sphagnum moss, or mounted on treefern or cork. Grow in...Regular price $75.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This is a large to giant sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial on steep embankments or rarely an epiphyte low on trees in pastures at elevations of 500 to 1500 meters with erect, cane-like, strigose stems carrying variable, papery, plicate, basally clasping, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate...Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This miniature sized, cool growing species is endemic to the Philippines on mossy tree trunks at the edges of montane cloud forests at elevations around 1200 to 2000 meters with dark green, wrinkled pseudobulbs that at times can be curved and carrying a single,...Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Sedirea japonica, known as 'Nagoran' in Japan, can be found in sub-tropical regions of southern Japan and Korea. This is a miniature growing species with a Phalaenopsis-like leaf habit. The flowers have a strong citrus scent, reminiscent of lemons.Regular price $110.00Regular 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. Only one available.Regular price $145.00Regular priceUnit price per
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It is a miniature sized, cool to warm growing epiphytic species, which can reach up to 18 cm in height, with clustered, ovate to oblong, laterally compressed pseudobulbs, which have 2.0-2.5 cm long, partially enveloped by several, imbricating, dry, scarious sheaths and carrying 1...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer a very healthy and flowering size orchid,only one available at this time.. 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...Regular price $145.00Regular 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 $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Perreiraara Rhynchorides Bangkok Sunset is a monopodial epiphyte orchid hybrid having beautiful colours of an exotic sunset. The colour is a unique blend of amber, yellow, peachy coluors with a light pink lavander lip. Flowers are displayed on a thin spike of about 15-20 cm...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda coerulea naturally occurs at the southern flanks of the Himalaya, at an altitude approximately 1400 metres. This specific species has grown to be so rare in nature. This Orchid grows and blooms easily in a living room. This plant flowers excessively. This plant requires living room...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda tricolor orchid blooms on an axillary, erect to suberect, 2 to 3" (5 to 7 cm) long, shorter than the leaves, 6-9 flowered inflorescence with large, fragrant flowers occurring in the fall and winter. The flowers are 5.0-7.5 cm in diameter, they are waxy, durable,...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Angraecum distichum is a miniature to small sized epiphytic orchid species. Angraecum distichum produces tiny, pure white inflorescences. This orchid’s blooms resemble rather beautiful white doves in flight or white butterflies, they’re very pretty. Angraecum distichum is a free flowering orchid, in the evening, this species’ diminutive flowers produce...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Schoenorchis fragrans has small, oval-shaped, dark-green leaves that have a leathery texture. These leaves grow in pairs, facing each other in rows, and each leaf is 1 inch long at most. The real beauty of its leaves is their purple undersides. These thick leaves...Regular price $85.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Schoenorchis fragrans is a miniature orchid that is adored for its tiny size and mini, adorable flowers. It is an epiphytic species that has thick, leathery leaves that grow around cylindrical, tube-like flowers. This mini plant is the cutie of the orchid family, as...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Aerides multiflora is a small to medium-sized species native to southeast Asia. Like many vandaceous orchids, they begin blooming before they have reached their full size. Aerides is easier to grow than some vandaceous orchids because it tolerates both lower light and lower temperatures...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama in primary and secondary pine/oak forests at elevations of 1000 to 2450 meters. It is a medium sized, warm growing litho-terrestrial on road cuts and cliffs with terete, 3 to 4 noded ramicauls enveloped...Regular price $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium brymerianum, also called as The Brymer's Dendrobium (named after the English Orchid Enthusiast Brymer), Callista brymerana, is a species of the genus Dendrobium. Dendrobium brymerianum is native to Assam Province in north-east India, Myanmar, northern Thailand, Xieng Khouang area in northern Laos and southwest...Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium smillieae, commonly known as the bottlebrush orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with large, spongy pseudobulbs, thin, bright green leaves which are shed after their first year and crowded flowers in a bottlebrush-like arrangement. The flowers are white, to cream-coloured or pink and the labellum has a shiny, dark green...Regular price $135.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A mericlone of one of the best Psychopsis ever produced with beautiful light green foliage covered in mahogany checks and spots. The flower spikes can get 18 inches to 2 feet tall and will produce a single large butterfly-like flower that lasts 3 weeks...Regular price $155.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Angraecum Eburneum is a species of orchid. Their common name the "comet orchid". They generally grow up to 2 meters in height and grows 10 to 15 flowers per plant. They are native to Madagascar. The largest growing Angraecum with sprays of 10-30, 4" green and white flowers,...Regular price $215.00Regular priceUnit price per
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It is the markings on the petals that give Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica its name. The petals vary in colour on this Phalaenopsis species from a pale yellow and white, the contrasting markings also vary from a range of pinks to yellows, always transverse on the petals. Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica...Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A newly discovered genus and species that is found in Vietnam in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savana-like woodlands at elevations of sealevel to 700 meters as a small to medium sized, hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte with a stem enveloped...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. This plant is tolerant of cool to warm temperatures, making it an easy variety to grow overall. Beautiful indigo and white flowers with a sweet fragrance. Plants for sale are flowering size.Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phalaenopsis Schilleriana is native to the Philippines, on the island of Luzon to the south of Quezon City and on the eastern coasts of nearby islands. It grows high in the branches of trees in rainforests, at heights of 0-457 meters above sea level. Schiller's...Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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