We grow lots of intermediate growing orchids! It's a perfect fit for our coastal Northern California weather. Nighttime temps for these plants range from 55°F-62°F and daytime temps from 75°F-85°F.
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 all year.
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.
Epigeneium nakaharaei. An interesting and easy-to-grow scrambling miniature. Some now consider this species a Dendrobium. Does well in a pot or basket and loves to be mounted. Very lightly fragrant.
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 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 divisions in a 3.25" pot.
This clone of M coccinea has large, very round red-magenta color with a contrasting yellow throat measuring just shy of 2" wide by 4" tall, held well above the plant on strong stems. Pictures don't do the flower justice! We've never been fully able to capture the richness of the red in the flower in pictures.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.
Well-established, blooming-size divisions in a 3.25" pot. This clone of M coccinea has large, round-flat purple flowers measuring 4" tall and 2" wide, held well above the plant on strong stems.
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.
Well-established, blooming-size divisions in a 3.25" pot. This clone of M coccinea has large, round-flat white flowers measuring just shy of 4" tall and 2" wide, held well above the plant on strong stems. 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.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.This plant is a stunner! For those of you who can grow cooler growing orchids, this is a must-have! If a flower can be both dark red and bright red at the same time this is it. The throat is an orangey-red that bleeds out into the solid red sepals. The flowers float 3-6" above the leaves on stout (for a Masdevallia), single-flowered spikes.I've been trying for many years to capture a photo of this flower that does it justice and have yet to succeed! They are the first flowers to grab people's attention in the greenhouse.Blooms in the spring and early summer.Care: These plants like it cool, moist and shady. Prefer temps 50-75 Degrees F, year-round watering to keep moist, high humidity and moderate indirect light.
Well-established blooming size plant in a 3.25" pot.
These have been proven performers for us. They develop new leaves quickly and bloom freely from Spring to Fall. 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.
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.
