Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae family, or orchids, is one of the largest and most diverse plant families in the world, known for their intricate and exotic flowers. Orchids are admired for their beauty and variety, with species exhibiting a stunning array of shapes, sizes, and colors. These plants are incredibly adaptable, thriving in diverse environments from tropical rainforests to arid deserts.
Habitat: Orchids can be found in a wide range of habitats. Many species grow as epiphytes, clinging to trees in the humid canopies of tropical rainforests, where they capture moisture and nutrients from the air. Others thrive in temperate regions, growing in the ground or on rocks. Some orchids have even adapted to survive in harsh, dry environments, making them one of the most versatile plant families. Their ability to adapt to various climates and conditions contributes to their widespread distribution and ecological success.
Pleurothallis ensata
A robust miniature native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing successive flowers on an erect raceme that emerges from the base of each leaf, w...
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A botanical curiosity from the Andean cloud forests, remarkable for its epiphyllous flowering habit: tiny, star-shaped flowers with spreading sepal...
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A dramatic species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing tall, erect racemes of numerous simultaneous flowers on a long scape. The very...
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A distinctive species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing pendant flowers on a slender scape from the base of long, narrow lanceolate...
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A bold miniature species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing solitary flowers with an erect, twisted dorsal sepal, deeply connate lat...
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A distinctive miniature species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing solitary flowers directly on a long, narrow, fleshy leaf. The large...
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A miniature species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, with solitary flowers borne directly on a broad, fleshy leaf. The connate lateral sepal...
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A floriferous epiphyte from the cloud forests of tropical America, producing long, erect spikes densely packed with dozens of tiny star-shaped flow...
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A small epiphyte endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing solitary flowers of exceptional depth and texture. The large concave sepals are d...
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A small epiphyte from Andean cloud forests, producing erect, branched racemes with flowers arranged in neat alternating rows along the spike. The e...
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Porroglossum dactylum
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Porroglossum dactylum
Prosthechea livida
Restrepia brachypus yellow
Restrepia brachypus yellow
Scaphosepalum anchoriferum
Scaphosepalum anchoriferum
Scaphosepalum breve f. xanthinum
Scaphosepalum breve yellow
Oncidium adamsii
A compact, caespitose species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing slender, branched inflorescences with numerous small flowers. Each bloom...
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Stelis aprica xanthinum
Stelis cocornaensis
Stelis cocornaensis
Stelis impostor
Stelis impostor
Stelis kefersteiniana #1
Stelis sanchezii
Stelis sanchezii
Stelis stevensonii
Stelis stevensonii
Stelis tridactyloides
Maxillaria subrepens
An epiphytic species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing solitary, globose flowers with strongly concave, inward-curving sepals dense...
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Zootrophion dayanum 'Gigi'
Zootrophion dodsonii
Zootrophion oblongifolium
Dracula x kareniae 'Chocolate'
Dracula x kareniae "Chocolate"
Dracula Rio Machangara
Masdevallia weberbaueri (Big)
A large, specimen-sized plant of Masd. weberbaueri, an intermediate-growing species from Ecuador prized for its well-formed flowers and vigorous, c...
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A miniature species from Andean cloud forests, prized for its prolific blooming habit and star-shaped flowers with elongated sepaline tails that gi...
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A robust, large-growing species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, offered here in a well-established big size. It produces spatulate, upright leav...
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A miniature species native to the cloud Andean forests, offered here in a well-established big size. It forms dense, compact clumps of narrow, line...
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A cross between Rlc. Yasuji Takasaki and Ctt. Dave's Lasting Friendship, this vigorous hybrid bears large, fragrant flowers with broad, overlapping...
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