We Will Ship Single Orchids Too

Most of our inventory is offered at single orchid sizes - either in two-inch or four-inch pots.  Find out more about shipment days at our FAQ page.  

Hobbyist Tips

Light

Light is energy. Plants are one of few organisms on earth that utilize light to run their production sites, and to create organic compounds. So when you think of lighting for your orchids, think of it as something that is harnessed to create plant material or blossoms. A plant can be viewed as a living, breathing "factory". When the factory is tiny it doesn't require much energy to function, but as it gets up to scale its energy needs increase. We have noticed that orchid seedlings start off best in lower light, less fertilizer and less water. As they mature they need more and more light.

Watering Orchids

 

We have found watering orchids to be subjective. It depends on many different factors and because it is essential we thought that we would discuss this topic in detail. Orchids have adapted to absorb water from all plant parts. Many have also developed water storage systems, somewhat like camels and cacti.

Nutrition

In nature orchid seeds can only germinate and develop with the symbiotic relationship between plant and beneficial microbes. Knudsen discovered that sugars were the necessary byproduct of this relationship and then invented a formula to bypass the need for microbes. Thus began the raising of orchids in the sterile environment of a flask.

List of retail 2" pots

L purpurata 'Bliss' x C aurantianca (S3819)
Ctna. Why Not '2001' x Epilcat. Charlie Brown 'Passion Punch' (C2009)
Ctna. Maui Maid 'Sunny' x C. Valentine 'Coerulean Sunrise (C2028)
Ctna. Why Not 'Vivid' x sib 'Inner Fire' (C2048)
Ctna. Maui Maid 'Sunday' x C. skinneri var coerulea 'Orglades' (S2916)

List of retail 4" pots

C. bowringiana var. coerulea x C. deckerii (C2039)
Den. Haleahi Mistletoe 'Upright' xx finisterae (H2067)
Blc. Haleahi Sunbow 'Passion Orange' x Pot. Love Call (S3463)
Ctna. Maui Maid 'Perfert Snow' x Pot. Haleahi Jewels 'Bounty' (S3359)
Blc. Haleahi Sunbow 'X0025' x C. deckeri (C2002)