We grow lots of Cold to Cool growing orchids! It's a perfect fit for our coastal Northern California weather. Nighttime temps for these plants range from 40°F-55°F and daytime up to 75°F.
Oerstedella schweinfurthiana (syn Epidendendrum schweinfurthianum). Deflasked October 2021 and well-rooted in 3.25" pots.
These easy-to-grow Epidendrum relatives have amazing 1" flowers with sepals and petals that are bluish-purple on the back and orange-red to bronze and a bluish-purple lip. Flowers develop in bunches of 4-10 flowers in the fall-winter. Mature plants produce wispy, flexible stems that can EASILY REACH 10 FEET LONG.
Care: cool-warm temps, indirect-bright indirect light, regular watering and fertilizer spring-fall, and let dry between light waterings in the winter.
Great way to grow your orchid collection!
3 cool-growing orchids (33% savings!) Ships at the "1 Plant" rate of $12.50.
Pleurothallis ruscifolia in a 2.25" pot
Stellis argentata 'Green Form' in a 2.25" pot
Masdevallia (herradurae x nicaraguae) in a 3.25" pot
Care: Cool-intermediate temps, shade- indirect light, regular watering and light feeding year-round.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 2.25" 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.
Pleurothallis restrepioides 'Dragonstone' CBR/AOS. 3 well-rooted keikis that are ready to be potted in 3-4" pots with whatever growing mix you prefer. OR well-rooted plant in 2.25" pot.This species has a bushy habit. Not only does it produce new branches from the base of the plant, but it also keikis freely from the base of each leaf creating “rooted branches”. You can leave the keikis on to get a big, bushy plant or you can easily remove them to prune or propagate.Blooms profusely in late winter. 5-10 dime-sized nodding flowers on arching spikes. The flowers are crystalline opaque white with brick-red spots covering the inside and outside of the flower.Care: This species prefers cool-warm temps, shade-indirect light, regular watering, and light feeding year-round. They aren't fond of drying out completely though they are a lot tougher than smaller pleurothallids.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 2.25" pot.A prolific flowerer spring-fall. Each flower spike will bear 5-10 small (1/2") showy flowers. A plant this size will produce 10-20 flower spikes at a time in less than 3 years if grown well. Care: Cool-warm temps, regular year-round watering, and shade-indirect sunlight.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.
This plant produces chains of 10-30 very small, bright orange flowers that sit atop the beautiful, shiny, lance-shaped leaves. The overall effect is quite striking! Flowers multiple times a year.
Care: Intermediate to cool temps, partial shade and likes to stay moist.
Large blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.
Scaphosepalums are cool! The flowers are weird, they bloom a lot, and the spikes last over a year. And it flowers year round! What more could you want? S. beluosum flowers are about the size of a dime but are worth bending over and getting close to view. Hairy and fanged, the flowers have a gold background with brown markings and a red/purple column. The spikes bloom successively in flushes so it appears the side of the pot or basket is covered in tiny alien insects! Each spike may produce over 30 flowers over its lifespan.When given the proper amount of light, new leaves have a purple blush which fades to green as they mature,
Care: Cool-intermediate temps with plenty of humidity and good air circulation, Shade-indirect light, year round watering and light fertilizing. Should never be allowed to dry out completely.
