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.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.
This stout, medium-sized species produces 5-12 green quarter-sized flowers on a 12"-15" spike. The flowers have an odd smell, but you need to get close to smell it. Flowers in the winter.Care: Bright indirect light, cool-hot temps, and regular year-round watering and light feeding.Flower picture credit: Elena Gaillard
Epidendrum neoporpax. Well-established blooming size plant in a 3" net pot.
We love this plant! It mats into a specimen in a short time. Flowers several times a year and we call it the "baboon butt" flower for obvious (to me :) reasons. This is a great orchid for vivariums and small growing spaces!
Care: Easy to grow in moderately bright to partial shade conditions. Like to be mounted either vertically or horizontally. Moderate water year-round.
Well-established, blooming-size plant in a 3.25" pot. This wonderful and easy-to-grow hybrid. A low-growing, creeping orchid with 3-inch stems covered in thick, alternating fleshy, olive-green leaves. Under high light, the foliage can take on a brownish-bronze or reddish tint. Stays small and highly compact, making it perfect for terrariums, net pots, or mounting on wood.The flowers are large (for the size of the plant) and look like a giant Epidendrum porpax flowers. The flowers feature green sepals and petals contrasted by a large, fringed burgundy or deep red lip. They are long-lasting blooms that appear sequentially or in clusters, making it an almost continuous bloomer in optimal conditions.Care: Prefers cool-intermediate temps and bright indirect light. Regular watering and light feeding year-round, with a short dry period in between waterings.
Well-established blooming-size plant in a 3.25" pot. Very compact, it produces foot-long spikes with 5-12 flowers. Star-shaped flowers are white with a gold throat.Care: Cool-warm temps, bright indirect light, regular year-round watering and light feeding.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot. A cute, easy-to-grow Eria (closely related to Dendrobium) species.
The buds develop a wooly exterior (they look like hanging caterpillar coccoons) before opening to reveal a beautiful 1/2", creamy-white flower with distinctive red venation. Nonresupinate (upside down) flowers. Flowers winter-spring.The medium-small plant has pseudobulbs that are almost Hershey Kiss shaped (globose) and are initially covered by a mahogany-colored sheath. Each bulb has 1 or 2 dark green shiny leaves. Great for pots, hanging baskets or mounting.Care: cool-warm temps, bright indirect light, year-round regular watering.
Well-established, blooming size 3 bulb divisions with a new growth emerging in 3.25" pot.This species blooms late spring to early summer as the new leaves/growths mature. Care: Cool to warm temps, partial shade. Regular watering and feeding after new growths appear in the spring. Little to no water after the leaves start to brown in the fall. These are deciduous Lycaste so they need a cool, dry winter rest.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot. Miniature Masdevallia!
A new mini hybrid from Orchids For The People. Fast-growing and floriferous. The flowers fit on a quarter but are tall and big enough not to go unnoticed. This plant would make a great addition to any mini, cool-growing, or pleurothallid collection! It would also look great mounted or in a vivarium.
Care: Cool-intermediate temps, shade-indirect light, regular watering and light feeding year-round.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.This Masdevallia produces compact, fleshy flowers that are crystalline white in the center, 4 purple stripes in the top sepal, and yellow tepals. One of the easier-to-grow Masdevallias for people who live in warmer climates. Flowers in the early summer and then again in the winter in our greenhouse.Care: Regular year-round watering and light feeding, shade-indirect light, and cool-warm temps.
Well-established blooming-size plant in a 2.25" pot.
This little plant produces beautiful mahogany-red flowers that are large for the size of the plant. Wonderfully fragrant, they smell just like cinnamon oil. Flowers late summer.
Care: cold-intermediate temps, shady conditions, and regular year-round watering and light fertilizer.
Well-established blooming-size plant in a 2.25" pot.
Commonly known as the "Nesting Masdevallia," Masdevallia nidifica is a highly popular, miniature epiphytic orchid species. It is beloved by collectors for its exceptionally free-flowering habit, compact size, and ease of cultivation compared to other members of its genus.
Care: cold-intermediate temps, shady conditions, and regular year-round watering and light fertilizer.
Well-established blooming-sized plant in 3.25" pots.
If you are into Masdevallias, or are interested in them, this is a nice, easy-to-grow plant.
Beautiful dark mahogany flowers with a yellow throat. The plants get huge but are best kept smaller as the flowers tend to hide in the foliage on short stems. This is a great Masdevallia for mounting, it shows off the flowers. Care: Indirect light, cool-intermediate temps, regular year-round watering and light feeding. Masdevallias should never be allowed to dry out completely.
Well-established blooming-size plant in a 2.25" pot.
A medium-sized Masdevallia hybrid (Masdevallia coccinea x Masdevallia caloptera).Care: Cold to intermediate temps, partial shade, regular watering year-round, and regular, light feeding spring-fall. Never let the plant remain dried out for an extended period, especially in temps over 75°F.
