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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Found on Komodo Island of the Lesser Sunda Islands as a large sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte that blooms in the late summer and fall on a 6 to 12" [15 to 30 cm] long, to 18 flowered inflorescence carrying powerfully sweet-scented flowers....Regular price $80.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Latourea type species native to New Guinea. Large grower to 60 cm, erect spikes of up to 20 blooms. Robust grower. Seedlings in 50mm tubes for sale.Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium insigne is found in Papua and New Guinea, Queensland Australia and surrounding islands. It grows on trees and on the tips of small branches of mangrove trees at elevations of 0 to 600 meters above sea level. The Splendid Dendrobium blooms at any...Regular price $150.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in northern Thailand as a medium to large sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with erect, tufted, obscurely 4 angled, fusiform or clavate, to 32″ [to 80 cm] long stems with each node half covered by a white sheath and carrying 3 to...Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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An easy-to-grow, cool to warm-tolerant Southeast Asian species native to Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, China, the eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, and Assam, India. These plants are epiphytes, and prefer a mix with good drainage, such as bark or cork slabs. However, they are fast-growing, and...Regular price $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This orchid is found in Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Tibet, Hainan and southern China as a small to medium sized, cool growing epiphyte or occasional lithophyte, on moss covered trunks or branches of trees at altitudes of 1100 to...Regular price $160.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This species is a medium to large sized, warm to cold growing epiphyte,lithophyte or terrestrial found in North East India, Western Himalayan range to Malaysian peninsula. Canes are yellow green and are long, erect or pendulous or arching. Dendrobium fimbriatum is a very fragrant spring-blooming...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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On offer is a beautiful flask of a Clowesetum species. The photo of the flower is for reference only. Each flask contains more than 30 seedlings that are ready for deflasking. The flask is from a high quality producer and a good laboratory.Regular price $150.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium tiongii is a striking epiphytic orchid species native to the Philippines, particularly thriving at elevations between 500 and 1,000 meters in warm, tropical climates. Flowers: Bright yellow, borne in clusters of up to 40 on short inflorescences opposite the leaves Flower Size: Approximately 1.4 cm (0.56...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Leafless epiphyte from Taiwan, up to a dozen green flowers on arching to pendant spikes. Mounted plants.Regular price $60.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Sumatra, the Andaman Islands and Nicobar islands. Produces glossy, strongly fragrant flowers. Mericlones, 50mm seedlings size for sale.Regular price $40.00Regular 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. Produces highly fragrant citrus scented flowers open at a time. The inflorescence on older plants can rebloom year after year so do not...Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 'Red' is a rare, warm-growing orchid with glossy, deep red flowers, often with a contrasting yellow or white lip. It blooms on long, flattened flower spikes that can be left on the plant for sequential blooming. To care for it, provide bright, indirect light,...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in southcentral China, Malaysia and Vietnam in primary montane forests on coffee plants at elevations of 1000 to 1600 meters as a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring with several fragrant flowers on a pendant 6" [15 cm] long,...Regular price $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama epiphytically on trees in open forests and occasionally terrestrially in soil pockets ocurring at altitudes of sealevel to 1000 meters, as a medium to large sized, hot to warm growing species...Regular price $55.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium capituliflorum is a small orchid species, also called the White Bottle-Brush Orchid, native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte that grows up to 25 cm tall, has green and white flowers in dense, ball-like clusters, and needs...Regular price $180.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in New Guinea in lowland and hill forests at elevations around 200 meters as a medium to large sized, hot growing epiphyte with slender, elongated, flexuous, elliptic in cross-section stems enveloped by tubular leaf bearing sheaths and carrying oblong to lanceolate, fleshy, midvein...Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in the Philippines at elevations up to 500 meters as a nice, small sized, warm to hot growing epiphytic plant with a terete pseudobulb and carrying a tough, linear-falcate leaf, it flowers arise from the dry, brown sheaths at the base of the...Regular price $90.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Dendrobium dearei is found in the Borneo and the Philippines. It grows in coastal forests at altitudes of 60 to 100 meters above sea level. It is a medium to large sized, hot growing epiphytic species with erect, slightly thicker above, sulcate, leafy throughout,...Regular price $110.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Paph philippinense is a popular long-petaled multifloral Paph species. It can have up to 7 flowers per inflorescence and makes a beautiful display plant. Plant on sale is very healthy and advanced size plant.Regular price $235.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Paph philippinense is a popular long-petaled multifloral Paph species. It can have up to 7 flowers per inflorescence and makes a beautiful display plant. Plant on sale is very healthy advanced size plant.Regular price $235.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This species from Borneo is deemed the 'King of Paphs' due to its majestic appearance and wide-spread petals. It comes from Borneo and does best in intermediate to warm environments. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum is the ‘King of Paphs’. Its huge, stately flowers always draw attention at shows....Regular price $275.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This species from Borneo is deemed the 'King of Paphs' due to its majestic appearance and wide-spread petals. It comes from Borneo and does best in intermediate to warm environments. Paphiopedilum rothschildianum is the ‘King of Paphs’. Its huge, stately flowers always draw attention at shows....Regular price $250.00Regular priceUnit price per
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