EXCITING SPECIES ORCHIDS

Dendrobium lowii Mature plants are 10 to 15in tall with black hairs on the leaf sheaths. Flowers are borne on slender racemes from the upper nodes, each with 4 to 6 flowers, 1 to 2in in diameter. Flowers are buff yellow. The mid-lobe of the lip has 4 to 6 lines of long hairs which arise from a yellow or crimson base.  Easy to grow in intermediate conditions with bright light and good air movement. Near blooming size in 4in pots,
$25.00 #6863

Dendrobium spectabile A truly bizarre and beautiful orchid. Native to New Guinea, the plants themselves are rather ordinary looking, with canes or pseudobulbs up to two feet tall, having up to six leathery leaves. The flowers, which are borne in clusters on a foot tall raceme, are unique. Creamy yellow petals with maroon markings are narrowly pointed, undulating and twisted. Very strange and beautiful. NBS in 4in pots,
$20.00 #2682

Cattleya deckeri A beautiful fall flowering species that produces clusters of up to eight 3in lavender flowers, each with a striking reddish-fuchsia lip. A strong growing species whose multiple leads will create a specimen plant in short order. Large seedlings, 2 to 3 years to blooming in 4in pots,
$20.00 #2015

Cattleya forbesii var. alba x sib. Narrow yellow petals and a tubular white lip make this one of the more unusual Cattleya flowers. Three inch flowers appear in spring and summer in clusters of 3-5 on each spike. Plants like a warm humid environment with good air movement. An easy to grow plant for beginners. Blooming size in 4in pots,
$20.00 #6935

Cattleya mossiae semi alba Huge 6 to 7in white flowers with gold and violet markings in the lip and throat. Blooms in groups of 3 to 4 reliably appear every spring at Easter time. Blooming will be improved with a cool dry rest during the winter. Near blooming size in 4in pots,
$20.00 #5885

Cattleya percivaliana A handsome species from Venezuela that produces up to five flowers from each single leaved pseudobulb. Sometimes referred to as ‘The Christmas Cattleya’. The flowers are rosy pink with a red-purple ruffled lip ringed with pink. Crossed of selected outstanding parents, a cut above regular forms. Blooming size in 5in pots,
$25.00 #1806

Cattleya schroderae A truly excellent species with magnificent flowers up to 9in across that can run from pastel pink to white, with a large orange disc on the lip. The flowers are full, with crisped margins, well formed and fragrant. Perhaps the longest lasting Cattleya flower, up to 5 weeks or more! Large seedlings, 2 to 3 years to blooming in 4in pots,
$15.00 #5055

Cattleya schilleriana A dark clone of this interesting and showy small Brazilian species. The flowers are glossy brown with rather narrow, dark spotted petals and sepals, and a purple-blue, red striped lip. The flowers much resemble a Schomburgkia and have great substance and durability. Near blooming size in 4in baskets,
$25.00 #3448

Laelia anceps A variable Mexican species of great beauty. Our plants are of the dark pink flowered form with a deep reddish purple lip and yellowish throat. Clusters of 3 to 5 flowers appear in winter from an angular spike and are large and long lasting. Blooming size in 4in baskets, some in spike,
$35.00 #1143

Oeniella polystachia An Angraecoid species from Madagascar. Flowers are waxy, creamy white, with a huge pure white lip. Plants bear up to a dozen 2in diameter flowers on each inflorescence, from September to May. NBS in 4in baskets,
$25.00 #6578

Pholidota imbricata The ‘Rattlesnake Orchid’. Big chains of tiny cream-colored flowers are reminiscent of a rattlesnake's rattle.  Leathery, deep green leaves. Easy to grow, forms specimens quickly. Blooming size in 4in pots,
$20.00 #2258

Encyclia diota var. atrorubens Striking dark petals and sepals look almost black, offsetting a bright purple lip. Flowers produced in summer are 1½in in diameter, borne on 3ft long branched spikes. Seedlings, 1 to 2 years to bloom in 2in pots,
$10.00 #4721

Rhynchostyllis gigantea var. alba An exceptional and rare clone of a beautiful species. While the typical form produces a foxtail of fragrant white flowers splashed with purple, this form is stunningly pure white. Blooming size in 6in wooden baskets,
$35.00 #4218

Rhynchostyllis retusa var. alba Mature plants have produced 1 or 2 wonderful foxtails of delicate white flowers. Currently in vigorous growth to produce multiple sprays of citrus scented flowers next winter/spring. Blooming size in 6in baskets,
$25.00 #5951

Vanilla species variegated Probably V. planifolia. A handsome collector item. A vining orchid with oblong leaves evenly spaced along a slender stem. Normally green, this one has a beautiful creamy-yellow variegation. The flowers are greenish, quite large and fragrant. We have two sizes: 6in pots with plants trained on a  wood totum, $30.00 #5336 or two 3-node cuttings in a 4in pot, potted and rooting since mid September,
$7.50 #5336S
 

DELIGHTFUL ORCHID HYBRIDS

Brsdm. Henry Melczer ‘FANGtastic’ Big, thick-segmented flowers. Like a Brassia on steroids. Green and brown blooms on very long spikes. An easy grower, warm tolerant. Big blooming size plants that are growing out of their 5in pots.
$25.00 #6337

Cycnodes Wine Delight ‘JEM’ Stunning, deep wine-red flowers, perfect spacing, easy to grow and a heavy bloomer. Plants have produced as many as 9 flower spikes in one year. Bright light, lots of food and water all summer. Dry dormant winter. Can be divided every year. Blooming size in 5in pots,
$30.00 #5793

Mokara Razzmatazz ‘Tropiflora’ HCC/AOS One of our customers named this clone after us after receiving an AOS award. Thanks! Put this plant in almost full sun, feed and water it heavily, and you will be rewarded with many sprays of yellow flowers with dark red spotting. Big blooming size plants in 8in baskets. Leaves got spotted up by our wet summer, on sale,
$35.00 #6233

Paraphal. laycockii x Ascda. Yip Sum Wah This should be an interesting intergeneric hybrid. Laycockii produces creamy white, star-shaped flowers with wavy margins, and Yip Sum Wah is a beautiful red Ascocenda. You can expect pink to red star-shaped heavy flowers. Blooming size in 4in baskets,
$20.00 #3779

Rhynchocentrum Ladda Gold Beautiful densely packed yellow flowers on erect racemes make this a real beauty. Excellent long lasting color. Blooming size in 4in baskets,
$25.00 #1881

Trichoglottis Superstar An upright stem with short fleshy leaves arranged distichously. Lovely, fragrant, star-shaped flowers, about an inch across, with wide sepals and petals colored deepest maroon are produced at the leaf axils. The lip is royal purple. Flowers persist for a long time and many can be open simultaneously for a dazzling show. Blooming size in 3in baskets,
$20.00 #6960

Trichovanda Thai Velvet ‘Meechai’ A cross between Vanda Kinzweiler, a 4in tesselated blue/purple, and Trichoglottis brachiata. Beautiful 2½in strong red flowers can be expected from this cross. Blooming size in 3in baskets,
$20.00 #6966

Vanda Dr. Anek ‘Somsri’ This beauty has a first class certificate in Thailand, where they really know their Vandas! Big, heavy metallic reddish-magenta flowers with perfect spacing on exceptionally long upright spikes. Blooming size in 4in bskts.
$35.00 #2686

Vanda Kultana Blue (M) If you have limited space and can only have one blue Vanda, this is the one. Flowers are 5in in diameter, tesselated, sky blue in color and are very flat. As an added bonus, this plant blooms at least twice each year. Blooming size in 4in baskets,
$35.00 #6927

Vanda Madame Rattana x Manuvadee Cross a large dark red with a tesselated blue/purple and what do you get? Spectacular results! Could range from fuchsia to blue to purple, with good flat round form. Blooming size in 4in baskets,
$25.00 #1833

Vanda (Rasri x Rasri Gold) x Bangkhunsri Gold We expect large bicolor white over mustard yellow flowers. Blooming size in 4in baskets,
$25.00 #4717

Vanda Robert's Delight 'Black' BLACK! Okay, probably an orchid euphemism for really, really dark purple, but very dark for sure! 4in baskets, 1 to 2 years to bloom,
$15.00 #6970

Vanda Robert's Delight 'Blue' (M) An outstanding large growing plant with really big, fleshy, dark-patterned blue flowers. Blooming size in 4in baskets,
$25.00 #5077

Vasco. Moonlight Gold 'Prasong' (M) Nice 1 to 2in flowers with a creamy yellow background, pinkish on the petal margins, lightly overlaid with reddish-purple speckling. The lip is dark reddish purple. Unique, pretty and on sale! Blooming size in 4in baskets, only $15.00 #6258  Or, take two for only
$25.00 #6258C