Well-established blooming size (1.5-2" across) plant. This plant will be shipped bare root. Be prepared to pot this plant into a 3"+ pot. Especially good for gnats!
This is a hybrid between 2 tropical butterworts, P. emarginata x P. laueana. Produces beautiful .5" shiny purple flowers with darker purple veins. The leaves turn dark green (kinda blue-green) in bright sun and have a darker upturned margin! Flowers randomly year-round and produces lots of baby plants around the base of mature plants spring-fall.
Care: must be kept moist to wet year-round. Rainwater or filtered water is mandatory for the long-term health of the plant. Cool-hot temps and bright light-direct sun. The brighter its environment, the pinker the leaves become!
Well-established, blooming-size in 2.25" pots.
Platystele dasyglossa (commonly known as the Shaggy-Tongued Platystele) is a rare, mini-miniature epiphytic orchid native to the wet tropical forests of the Chocó department in Colombia. Ideal for terrariums and vivariums! This plant has microscopic flowers measuring 0.06 inches (1.5 mm)!
Care: Thrives in hot to intermediate temperatures, ideal humidity 70% to 80% or higher, water frequently or daily to keep the roots consistently damp but not waterlogged, medium to low light (bright shade).
Well-established, blooming-size in 2.25" pots.
This mini-miniature, epiphytic orchid species is native to the high-elevation cloud forests of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Platystele misera is highly prized by micro-orchid enthusiasts for its continuous blooming habits and delicate, translucent flowers. It is an "ever-blooming" species. Mature plants produce new flower spikes before the previous ones finish, keeping the orchid almost constantly in bud or bloom.
Care: Prefers cool to intermediate conditions. Ideal daytime temperatures are around 20°C (68°F), dropping to 12°C (54°F) at night. It should be protected from temperatures exceeding 25°C (77°F), high humidity levels between 70% and 80%, and constant, gentle airflow is crucial to prevent stagnant moisture from causing rot or fungal diseases. Keep the growing medium consistently damp but never soggy. Partial shade or low-intensity light (around 50–100 PPFD). Keep it entirely out of direct sunlight to avoid scorching and drying out the tiny leaves.
3 large, mature bare-root bulbs of Pleione formosana. Lab raised from seed, bred from our finest examples.Ready to be potted and will flower in 6-8 weeks! I will ship these with a detailed care sheet. The plants die back to the ground in late fall and need a dry, cold rest for a couple of months. When the leaves start looking ragged in the fall we dig them all up, sort them for size, store them in boxes in a cool, dry dark place, and don't bother them until late January, early February. They seem to prefer shallow "bulb pans" with a mix of 1/2 soil 1/2 fine bark with the bulbs sitting on top of the mix. Bulbs flower 4-6 weeks after breaking dormancy (and before the leaves emerge)Care: Medium-light and Medium temps while active. Hardy to 20 degrees, many people grow them outdoors in mild climates.
I think these are some of the most magnificent orchids grown in cultivation today. Very large lavender petals and an elongated white frilly lip with brown spots. The flowers are even more spectacular because they bloom when there is still very little foliage so all you see are the flowers!
We have a very limited quantity of these plants each year. When they are gone, we won't have any more available until the fall!
Well-established blooming size plant in a 2.25" pot.A great clumping mini and prolific flowerer, winter-spring. The solitary, nodding blooms are tiny at approximately 0.4 inches (1 cm) in size. The most distinctive feature is a small lip with a striking coal-black middle lobe. Care: Cool-warm temps, regular year-round watering and light feeding, and shade-indirect sunlight.
Blooming-size plant in a 3.25" pot.
This is a beautiful, fast-growing, medium-large Pleurothallis. These particular plants have beautiful gold flowers. Flowers are about an .5" wide and 1" tall. The huge (for a Pleurothallis!) 5-6" long flower spike will produce 8-20 flowers that open at the same time.
Care: Cool-intermediate temps, shady conditions, and should not be allowed to dry out for extended periods of time or at all when it is warm.
Pleurothallis eumecocaulon. Well-established blooming size plant in a 2.25" pot.
Flowers year-round. The white flowers with a purple spot arch over the mid-line of the leaf.
Care: Cool to warm temps and a shady spot are ideal for this plant. Like all pleurothallids, it likes moist, humid conditions.
Blooming size divisions in a 2.25" pot.
Branches and flowers emerge from the junction of the petiole and leaf. Truly pretty plants!
Care: Cool-intermediate temps, shade- indirect light, regular watering and light feeding year-round.
Well-established blooming-size plant mounted on a piece of Madrone wood. These have been mounted for over a year and are well rooted to the wood.This pleurothallid is interesting because of its tiny terete leaves and beautiful flushes of yellow flowers held on fairly long stems. It is beautiful mounted as it tends to grow into a dense mat.Care: Cool-Warm temps, bright indirect light-shade, regular year-round watering, and light feeding.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.
Fast-growing plant that flowers repeatedly late fall-spring.
Care: Cool-Warm temps, indirect light-shade, and regular year-round watering and light feeding.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.
Beautiful heart-shaped leaves that are on the large size for a Pleurothallis. The large flowers, for a Pleurothallis, sit on top of the leaf. Quite a conversation piece! Flowers multiple times a year.
Care: Intermediate to cool temps, partial shade, and likes to stay moist.
