Well-established blooming size plant in a 3" net pot.Dime-sized flowers with .5" tepals and the sepals are hairy on the inside. The fungus-like lip is hinged and moves in the slightest breeze. Can bloom any time of the year!Care: Shade-indirect light, cool-intermediate temps, high humidity and good air movement, water enough to keep moist at all times and light feeding year-round.
Recently repotted blooming size plant in a 3" net pot. This species produces rather large (around 5" tip to tip) that truly have a monkey face! Flowers late fall-winter for us. Each 6" pendant flower spike will produce 2-6 flowers in succession over a period of a couple of months. These plants are wonderful to own if you can give them what they want. Dracula culture is simple; cool, moist, and shady. Minimum low temp of 46 degrees F and a high of around 85. Anything over 80, keep the plant really wet. We like to water them morning and evening at least a couple of times a week in the summer. Folks with greenhouses that have swamp coolers grow them directly in front of the cooler. We give our plants lots of light in the winter and lots of shade in the summer. The nice thing about this group is if you can grow one Drac you can pretty much grow them all. Like their cousins the Masdevallias, when these plants are happy they grow like weeds and are prolific flowerers.
Dracula roezlii ('Beta' x 'Cow Hollow'). Well-established, blooming-size plant in a 3" net pot. This is one of the very best clones of this species. I only have a few of these so when these are gone I won't have any more until 2023.This is one of the most sought-after Dracula species! It's one of just a few species of "black orchids". In reality, they are not black, they just have so much purple pigment in the flowers that they appear black. Photos don't do them justice because they always look more purple in the pic than they do in person.This species will produce up to 2-5 flowers in succession on each spike. Flowers are over 5-6" tip to tail! Beautiful color, shape, and size!These plants are wonderful to own if you can give them what they want. Dracula culture is simple; cool, moist, and shady. Minimum low temp of 46° F and a high of around 85°. Anything over 80°, keep the plant really wet. We like to water them morning and evening at least a couple of times a week in the summer. Folks with greenhouses that have swamp coolers grow them directly in front of the cooler. We give our plants lots of light in the winter and lots of shade in the summer.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 2.25" pot. This is a unique and interesting Dracula. The first thing that stands out is the fact that it sends flower spikes up, not straight down, which is rare for this genus. The second thing you notice is the flower itself. The flower hangs down from the spike and the sepals are fused into a lantern-like shape. This, along with the bright orange color, draws a person in for a closer look. Then you notice the inside of the flower is completely covered in fuzzy hair! All in all, a neat addition to any cool to intermediate collection.Dracula sodiroi is also easier to grow than most Draculas because, since the flower spike grow upwards, you can grow it in a pot rather than a basket. This makes it easier to keep moist which, along with high humidity and good air movement, is essential for keeping this entire genus happy and healthy.
Dracuvallia Lucifer (Dracula vampira × Masdevallia veitchiana) . Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.Beautiful large gold and orange flowers, orange from the veitchiana parent and faint stripes from the vampira parent. These plants are divisions of siblings so there will be slight variation in the flower color. The flowers tend to nod a bit so they are best displayed as a hanging plant slightly above eye level. Flowers summer-fall.Care: Cool to intermediate temps, shade to indirect light, regular year-round watering and light feeding. Do not let dry out! Prefers high humidity.
Large, well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot. A plant this size will typically produce 20-30 flowers when it blooms. Very limited quantities!
A small, fast-growing plant that flowers repeatedly late fall-spring. Great for terrariums, vivariums, small grow spaces, and anyone who loves minis!
This is a lovely miniature species! Tiny Masdevallia-like flowers that have a light green background with red spots. Rarely seen for sale and is a great addition to any Pleurothallid or cool climate collection.
Care: Best kept on the cool side (but doesn't mind intermediate temps) and moist.
Encyclia pentotis, now known as Anacheilium baculus. Well established 2-3 pseudobulb division with at least one new growth since repotting (for a total of at least 3 pseudobulbs).
I think this is one of the most beautiful flowers in the Encyclia "alliance". To me they look almost angelic. 2 Flowers are produced back to back one a 1-4" stem. Flowers are Approx 2" across. They have a strong, rich fragrance (I'd call it peppery honey/jasmine). This is one of our favorite fragrant species! Blooms late spring-early summer.
Care: Intermediate-warm temps and bright indirect light. Regular watering and fertilizer spring-fall and dry periods and between light waterings with no fertilizer in the winter.
Well established 2-3 pseudobulb division in 3.25" pot with at least one new growth since repotting (for a total of at least 3 pseudobulbs).
I think this is one of the most beautiful flowers in the Encyclia "alliance". Flowers are a little over 2" across. Lightly fragrant. This species flowers spring through fall, whenever new pseudobulbs mature. Blooms late spring-early summer.
Care: Intermediate-warm temps and bright indirect light. Regular watering and fertilizer spring-fall and dry periods and between light waterings with no fertilizer in the winter.
Encyclia rhynchophora (syn. Hormidium rhynchphorum). Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.This is an interesting little Encyclia found in Mexico and down through Central America, usually at higher altitudes. Each pseudobulb/leaf reaches a height of approx. 12". The 12" flower spikes develop in mid-summer for us and produce 5-8 long-lasting, slender, star-shaped flowers the size of a silver dollar.Care: Cool-warm temps, bright indirect sunlight, regular watering, and light feeding spring-fall with a drier rest period in the winter.
Available Summer 2021.
Epidendrum calanthum. Miniature Reed Stem Species. Well-established blooming size plant in a 2" pot. This is just a nice, easy, tiny reed stem species Epidendrum that makes a great first plant or addition to any collection. The plant never gets more than 2' tall (minus the keikis) and the flower spikes add an additional 8-10". These plants are currently flowering for the first time and none are more than 10" tall! Flowers continuously spring-fall. I will send the plants out with the flower spike on them. We'll do everything we can to protect the blooms during shipping. Please remember you are buying the plant, not the flowers!Care is easy. Moderate to bright light, cold to hot temps, lots of water in the summer and very little in the winter. Feed it when you remember.
This listing is for a well-established, blooming-size Epidendrum scriptum x E coronatum in a 3.25" pot.
We returned from Colombia with these 2 unusual Epidendrum species and I couldn't resist crossing them! The result was a large, branching flower spike with up to 40 flowers the shape of E scriptum (the long “snout” look) but with larger, creamier white and green flowers.
Fairly stout and compact for a reed stem type Epi, mature canes are 20"-30" tall and new growth emerges a beautiful purple color and greens as it matures.
Care: Cool-hot temps, indirect-bright indirect light, and regular year-round watering and light feeding.
Big, chunky, well-established, flowering-sized plants in 3.25" pots.
This new cross is another great plant for beginning orchid growers! This is a compact reed stem-type epidendrum that produces nickel-sized, purplish-pink flowers. Reed stem Epidendrums are a wonderful addition to any orchid collection because of their ease of growing, their very long flowering cycle, and their massive variety of colors. Produces a flower spike at the top of new growths which continues to elongate and produce flowers sequentially from bottom to top over a period of months!We're not quite sure how tall these plants will get but they seem to be on the "compact" size for reed stem Epis. They have already flowered at less than 18" tall.
Care: Very easy to grow. Cool-Warm temps,regular watering and light feeding spring-summer with a drier rest period and no food in the winter. Essentially the same as any other reed stem epi.
