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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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 $49.50Regular priceUnit price per
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This small to medium sized, hot growing, epiphytic species is found in the Philippines at elevations below 100 meters. It likes a hot environment with plenty of water year round and low levels of light. This species produces 3 to 5, sweetly fragrant, long...Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in Borneo at elevations of 450 to 610 meters on limestone cliffs near waterfalls on huge mossy trees 20 feet up as a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with oblong to obovate leaves that blooms in the spring and summer on...Regular price $38.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to the Philippines, this species blooms with beautiful yellow flowers with orange stripes and a white center. This species blooms with a light, floral fragrance. Plants for sale are seedlings in 50mm tubes.Regular price $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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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 $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A cute miniature Vandaceous orchid from Thailand and Vietnam. This species is very similar to Schoenorchis fragrans, with the main difference being the flower color is more light pink and white with a hint of green on the inner lip, just around the column,...Regular price $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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A truly micro-miniature epiphytic orchid from Vietnam that has centipede-like foliage and grows between bark crevices on trees in the wild. Very popular with terrarium growers. It produces small flowers that have the same shape as Schoenorchis fragrans. If you are familiar with fragrans,...Regular price $84.50Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to the Philippines, this species blooms with large sprays of flowers on several branching spikes when grown to maturity. This species is closely related to Phal. bastianii, although Phal. mariae can be differentiated via its pendent flower spikes and raised keel on the midlobe of its...Regular price $38.50Regular priceUnit price per
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These wonderful plants produce deep indigo blue flowers that last well and have a great fragrance. Blue (coerulea) orchids are rare in nature. These are warm growers but will tolerate temps around 15 degrees celsius at night in winter as long as the days...Regular price $38.50Regular priceUnit price per
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Found from the Philippines and southern Taiwan near streams in hot valleys at an altitude of sealevel to 300 meters as a small sized, hot growing epiphyte with a short stem enveloped by several imbricating leaf bases and carrying to 5, fleshy, recurved, oblong-elliptic...Regular price $29.90Regular priceUnit price per
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Phalaenopsis Pulchra is a small-sized, hot to warm growing, ascending, epiphytic species with very short stems that are enveloped by imbricating leaf bases. Found in the Philippines found on eastern mountain slopes at elevations of 100 to 650 meters as a small sized, hot to warm...Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to the Philippines, this species has beautiful mottled leaves with branching sprays of white flowers and red markings or spots. This species is rare these days and not easy to find. Limited availability! Mericlone breeding method. Plant in 50mm tube.Regular price $30.00Regular 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 $70.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Also known as the 'Moon Chiloschista', this leafless orchid is native to the Easten Himalayas, India, Assam, Burma, Thailand and Laos. Produces a dark red flower, unlike all other Chiloschista, and is very fragrant. It is probably the most fragrant of any Chiloschista species....Regular price $49.50Regular priceUnit price per
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Found in the shady lowland and hill forests of Sumatra, peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines at elevations of sealevel to 1000 meters on trees near streams in shady forests as a small to medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte. This species produces...Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Schoenorchis phitamii is an intermediate- to warm-growing native to Vietnam. This is a new species just accepted by Kew in 2019. Schoenorchis phitamii is very similar in stature to S. fragrans and S. tixieri, but the inflorescence is bigger. Still the plants are super...Regular price $78.50Regular priceUnit price per
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Endangered terrestrial orchid forming large clumps, mainly in wet sites & soakage areas. Flower spikes to 1.2m, large scented flowers white on outside & showy red brown centres with yellow veins. Shade loving species, needs warm humid conditions. Plant for sale is growing in 80...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Sobennikoffia robusta also called as The Robust Sobennikoffia, Angraecum robustum, Oeonia robusta, is a species of the genus Sobennikoffia. It is a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial, semi epiphyte or epiphyte with a short stem carrying numerous, large, loriform, coriaceous and...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Cymbidium Pharaoh's Dream is an orchid hybrid originated by H. Palmer in 2006. It is a cross of Cym. Pharaoh's Gold x Cym. Established seedlings for sale.Regular price $25.00Regular 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 $45.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Phal. bellina f. fire shape is a rare variation of the much popular bellina with a striking elongated petals. Blooms are very fragrant similar to the bellina Standard compact Phal species endemic to Borneo, an epiphyte found growing in canopy of trees with abundant shaded light and allows...Regular price $50.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Native to the Philippines, this species blooms with large sprays of flowers on several branching spikes when grown to maturity. Do not remove the flower spikes when finished blooming, as they simply go dormant until the next year's flowering season. This species is closely...Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per
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This monopodial, large sized, hot to warm growing, epiphytic species is found in Borneo, especially Sarawak in hill and lower montane forests in gullies and ravines in tall trees often overhanging water at elevations of sea-level to 1800 meters with long pendant, stout, stems...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Vanda coerulescens, also known as sky-blue vanda, is a species of monopodial orchid native to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India, eastern Himalayas, southern Yunnan province in China, Myanmar and Thailand. This is a small sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte at elevations of 300 to...Regular price $100.00Regular priceUnit price per
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