Plants Off-Sale Now, But Returning!

Well-established, near-blooming size (I expect them to bloom next year in our greenhouse) seedling in a 3.25" pot. This flask was treated with colchicine to promote tetraploidy (4n) which produces larger, more robust plants and flowers. Tetraploidy is not guaranteed with this treatment but is much more likely.This is possibly the coolest (and hardest to find) species in the genus Epidendrum! Large (over 3") for an Epi, The green and purple flower has a super frilly lip that gave this species its name. Care: This species prefers a shady place to live, cool-intermediate temps, and regular watering and light feeding year-round.

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Well-established, near-blooming seedlings in 4" net pots. The newest leaf on these plants is 8-10" long. These plants should bloom next year if they are taken care of. This plant produces beautiful long (18+"), fleshy, folded, pendant blue-green leaves. The large flowers have a white lip and yellow-green petals. There are usually 3-5 flowers per stem and they are fragrant (citrus/jasmine smell), especially at night. Usually flowers anytime a leaf matures, which can happen multiple times a year. The mother plant was collected in Nicaragua in 1971 (it still has the original tag!) and is a prolific flowerer!This plant needs to be hung in a basket or mounted because of its pendant growth habit. The buyer will need to provide a hanger or a perch where the pendant leaves can hang down.Care: Prefers cool-intermediate temps and bright indirect light. Regular watering and light feeding year-round, with a short dry period in between waterings.

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Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot. This very hardy plant likes cool-intermediate temps but can tolerate cold to hot. Very compact, it produces foot-long spikes with 5-12 flowers. Star-shaped flowers are white with a gold throat. They look like wispy coelogyne flowers.

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Well-established blooming size plant mounted on madrone wood and nestled in a in a 4" net basket.This beautiful, hard-to-find yet easy-to-grow plant is an amazing addition to any collection! It's compact but not so small as to disappear. And the flowers! First off, they're bigger than a pseudobulb and leaf combined. And they hang off the plant just enough to be the center of attention when in bloom. They are also long-lasting (approx 1 month). When the plant flowers, all the buds open at the same time so it's quite a show. Oh yeah, they're fragrant as well!Care: Intermediate-warm temps, bright indirect sunlight, regular watering, and light feeding spring-fall. in the winter, it's advised to let it dry out between light waterings with no fertilizer.

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2 bulb, blooming size bare root divisions that are ready to be potted in 4-6" pots with whatever growing mix you prefer.  These are pretty plants with unusual flowers. The flowers are small, white and faintly fragrant. The are borne on a 6-18" spike that carries as many as 50-75 closely packed flowers, 2 spikes per new bulb. Easy to grow under intermediate conditions. These guys grow fast and big, with a growth habit and plant appearance similar to a cymbidium (24-30" tall and very tight clumps of pseudobulbs).

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Well-established blooming-size plants mounted on Madrone.Beautiful white, crystalline white petals and sepals with a purple lip. The upper sepal twists and juts forward and resembles a mohawk. Very light fragrance. Spikes produce up to 20 flowers when fully mature (the plants in this listing are seedlings flowering for the first time last year). Terete leaves are 6-8" long. Branches when mature and develops into an open, shrubby plant. Care: Intermediate-warm temps, bright indirect light, regular (every 1-2 days) watering spring-fall with a slightly drier winter rest. Regular light-feeding spring-fall. Best mounted or grown in a basket.

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Well-established blooming size plant in a 3" basket. Limited quantity!This species is one of the northern most growing epiphytic orchids in the world! Historically found as far north as Florida and as far south as Brazil.Mini-small rambling plant. Prefers to be mounted or in hanging baskets where most of the plant can just hang in the air. The non resupinate white flowers (that turn light green towards the tips of the petals) are the size of a shirt button and have a purple dot at the end of the lip. If you are into mini orchids or the "Encyclia group" this would be a great addition to your collection.Care: Cool-warm temps, regular watering and light feeding spring-fall with a drier rest period in the winter.

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Beautiful, feathery, unusual Orchid species! Large, well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot. These plants are ready for repotting into a 6" pot or dividing. This is a favorite here at the nursery. Mature plants reach 24-28” in height and have loosely overlapping leaves that give it a feathery look. Small purple flowers emerge from the tip of the stem randomly throughout the year. Can be grown in a pot and will turn into an elegant bush-like specimen. Plus it has purple roots and looks great in a hanging basket or mounted! Care: Can be grown in cool to warm conditions with indirect light. Prefers to be watered regularly throughout the year. 

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Well-established, blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot. We bred 2 of our nicest plants to bring you these blooming-sized seedlings. There has been a little bit of diversity in color patterns in these plants but the majority have been solid pink. Great size in the flowers (not award-winning huge, but then neither is the price) and the plants are stout and vigorous. Flower spikes are 2-4' tall and produce 4-6 flowers each. Flowers smell faintly of vanilla, especially after being watered. Care: Bright indirect light, cool-warm temps (can be grown cooler than cattleya), regular watering and light feeding spring-fall with a moderately dry rest period in the winter.

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1 bulb, 1 lead bare root division of Schomburgkia (Laelia) superbiens alba. This plant came from the same seed pod as  'Don Hubert Cross' CBM/AOS but has never been given a clonal name. It will need to be potted in a 6” pot or basket. The flowers are pure crystalline-white with a splash of gold on the lip and are 6-8” across. The flower spikes start developing Nov-December and can be as long as 12 feet by the time the 8-15 flowers open in the early spring. As you can see in the pics, it is best grown by folks who have a lot of room! If you live someplace it doesn’t freeze, this plant grows great outdoors. Care is similar to other Laelias: very bright-full sun, cool-warm temps, and lots of water in the spring-summer and very little water in the fall-winter. Please note - this plant will ship at the "2 plant" rate because of its size. My mother plant was the original plant (not a cutting) that was born in 1964! In 2020 we had to refurbish the greenhouse and as a result ended up dividing the plant.  Prior to that, the plant has not been repotted since the 60's. There is a picture below of me in front of the plant. Check out the video of us tearing it apart!   

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Large, well-established in a 1" or 3" net pot. The 3" pot plants have grown into balls the size of a cantaloupe! Most places on the internet sell it by the single strand. This hard-to-find fern is small-growing and highly suitable for terrariums, vivariums and as houseplants. The round, non-fertile leaves are approx 1/2 inch in diameter and the long, skinny fertile (spore) leaves are about 1.25” long. This plant is epiphytic, so it will do very well mounted with some sphagnum moss. It creeps nicely without being invasive and because of the long rhizome is easy to prune. Care: medium to high humidity, mild temps, and moderate-low light.

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Well established plant in 2.25" pot. We are calling these plants "near blooming size" but a lot of them have already bloomed. Currently the stems are approx. 2" long. Stems are 12-18" long on mature plants. These are such beautiful plants that a lot of growers have one just for the vegetative growth. Leaves are tightly compressed against the stem and make the plant look like a collection of green sawblades. The long lasting small yellow Oncidium-like flowers emerge towards the end of each stem randomly Spring through fall. It does well in pots, baskets or mounted.This hardy plant prefers bright indirect sunlight, intermediate to warm temps and year round watering (allowing it to dry in between waterings).

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