More Orchids

"With an inner light"

Vanda coerulescens

"Brilliant Gift"

Renanstylis Bangkok Beauty

Cattleya (Laelia) jongeana

Species native to Brazil

Cattleya (Laelia) jongheana

A first bloom of an orchid is always suspense for what the flower will look like. There is considerable diversity amongst seedlings, even of well-established species in horticulture.

Sarcochilus Dorrigo x Sarcochilus falcatus

A backcross of Sarcochilus falcatus that retains the vigor and size of Sarcochilus hartmannii (Sarc. Dorrigo = Sarc. Melba x Sarc. falcatus)

Cattleya (Laelia) alaorii 'TON Too'

Species native to Brazil. We have several cultivars of this species, and the flower of this one particularly has breathtaking symmetry and pure, subtle color.

Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata 'Amami Island Hiroba'

Striking white flowers with an intense fragrance define this cultivar of Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata from the Amami Islands of southern Japan.

Epidendrum porpax (peperomia)

These small jewels on a stem immediately caught my eye at the Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco. To my delight, I found out that Epidendrum porpax (peperomia) is a very amenable grower in a range of conditions, and this orchid came home with us.

Cattleya (Laelia) x fidelensis

A bud about to become a spectacular bloom ... see the following photographs.

Two Views (1 of 2)

Cattleya (Laelia) x fidelensis.

Two Views (2 of 2)

Cattleya (Laelia) x fidelensis

Leptotes bicolor

Species native to Brazil.

Renanthera Amayami

Primary hybrid of Renanthera monachica (Philippines) and Renantherea citrina (Vietnam)

Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata 'Amami Island Hiroba' falcata 'Amami Island Hiroba'

Cultivars of Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata from the Amami Islands (Japan) are known for their vigorous growth and tendency to produce attractive "clumps" of fans.

Laelia anceps 'Petite Princess'

Our smallest cultivar of this Mexican species, with 2" (5cm) pseudobulbs. A 6" (15cm) pot has over a dozen pseudobulbs!

Laelia anceps fma. alba 'Bulls'

One of the few known (2-3?) clones of the pure white (alba) form of this hardy Mexican species.