Orchids in Bloom

Pleurothallis pterophora , has been bumped around as far as its named goes.  I understand that it is now known either as Pabstiella leucopyr...

This colorful Masdevallia is from Ecuador and Peru and is named after a German orchid collector named Hirtz.  It is a relatively recent disc...

Masdevallia coccinea is an orchid from high altitudes in Colombia and Peru. It comes in a range of colors, scarlet, orange, yellow, wh...

Dendrobium Illusion is a hybrid between the large-flowered but micro-miniature Dendrobium cuthbertsonii and the cane-type Dendrobium lawesii...

Dendrobium laevifolium is a miniature orchid from the south Pacific, Bougainville, the Solomon Islands, Vanuata, and New Guinea.  It belong...

One of my favorite orchids has recently come into bloom. Effusiella amparoana belongs to a group of Central and South American orchids kno...

In 1988 I built my first wardian case or orchidarium after moving to Houston, Texas.  At that time I had a large collection of cool-growin...