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Cold Hardy Cattleyas
They can take the cold (27 - 100F)
Most of our cattleyas are tolerant to colder weather. These are some of the hardiest!
They can take the cold (27 - 100F)
Most of our cattleyas are tolerant to colder weather. These are some of the hardiest!
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Cattleya Claesiana var. coerulea
A blue strain of this hardy, free-blooming primary hybrid. Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming.
Orchid of the Day: July 6, 2008
A blue strain of this hardy, free-blooming primary hybrid. Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming.
Orchid of the Day: July 6, 2008
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Cattleya intermedia
One of our favorite species, cattleya intermedia is a beautiful lavender, very hardy, and fragrant to boot! An easy growing, easy blooming variety. Takes from the mid-20's up to 100F! Temperature Tolerant. Species from Brazil and Argentina.
Orchid of the Day: February 4, 2006
One of our favorite species, cattleya intermedia is a beautiful lavender, very hardy, and fragrant to boot! An easy growing, easy blooming variety. Takes from the mid-20's up to 100F! Temperature Tolerant. Species from Brazil and Argentina.
Orchid of the Day: February 4, 2006
starting at
$17.50
$17.50
Cattleya intermedia var. alba
A pure white variety of one of our favorite species, cattleya intermedia alba is very hardy, and fragrant to boot! Temperature tolerant from the mid-20's up to 100F! Temperature Tolerant. Fragrant. Species from South America.
Orchid of the Day: April 12, 2004
A pure white variety of one of our favorite species, cattleya intermedia alba is very hardy, and fragrant to boot! Temperature tolerant from the mid-20's up to 100F! Temperature Tolerant. Fragrant. Species from South America.
Orchid of the Day: April 12, 2004
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Cattleya loddigesii
One of the most beautiful of the temperature tolerant bifoliate Cattleyas. An epiphyte and lithophyte in its native habit it can be grown potted or mounted. Temperature Tolerant. Summer and Fall blooming. Species from Brazil and Argentina.
Orchid of the Day: July 13, 2005
One of the most beautiful of the temperature tolerant bifoliate Cattleyas. An epiphyte and lithophyte in its native habit it can be grown potted or mounted. Temperature Tolerant. Summer and Fall blooming. Species from Brazil and Argentina.
Orchid of the Day: July 13, 2005
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Cattleya loddigesii 'SanBar Primavera'
A remarkable ""spring blooming"" variety! It always blooms at the opposite time of year as all of our other loddigesiis. One of the most beautiful and hardy cattleya species. Temperature Tolerant. March blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: December 18, 2009
A remarkable ""spring blooming"" variety! It always blooms at the opposite time of year as all of our other loddigesiis. One of the most beautiful and hardy cattleya species. Temperature Tolerant. March blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: December 18, 2009
starting at
$35.00
$35.00
Laelia anceps
From the high elevations of Central Mexico, this classic-lavender, fall-blooming, hardy outdoor grower has become one of our favorites at SBOE. Naturalizes beautifully into a garden specimen mounted on a tree, or may be hung in a basket or potted as well. (Unless they are being divided, these really don't need repotting. We simply set a small pot with the original bark in successively larger pots, only with air around the roots.) Has been known to take temperatures as low as 22F. Temperature Tolerant. Winter blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: September 27, 2008
From the high elevations of Central Mexico, this classic-lavender, fall-blooming, hardy outdoor grower has become one of our favorites at SBOE. Naturalizes beautifully into a garden specimen mounted on a tree, or may be hung in a basket or potted as well. (Unless they are being divided, these really don't need repotting. We simply set a small pot with the original bark in successively larger pots, only with air around the roots.) Has been known to take temperatures as low as 22F. Temperature Tolerant. Winter blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: September 27, 2008
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Laelia anceps var. alba
Gorgeous white variety of one of our favorite orchids, mounted on cork oak! With a little yellow-green in the throat. Very hardy for outdoors or in the greenhouse. Temperature Tolerant. Fall and Winter blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: September 7, 2003
Gorgeous white variety of one of our favorite orchids, mounted on cork oak! With a little yellow-green in the throat. Very hardy for outdoors or in the greenhouse. Temperature Tolerant. Fall and Winter blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: September 7, 2003
starting at
$45.00
$45.00
Laelia gouldiana
The brightest of all the Mexican laelias! Outstanding, vibrant lavender color on this long stemmed, hardy species. Temperature Tolerant. Fall blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: July 29, 2006
The brightest of all the Mexican laelias! Outstanding, vibrant lavender color on this long stemmed, hardy species. Temperature Tolerant. Fall blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: July 29, 2006
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Laelia gouldiana 'Greta Garbo'
From the Raymond Burr collection! Reputed to be one of the best gouldianas, the brightest of all the Mexican laelias. Outstanding, vibrant lavender color on this long stemmed, hardy species. Temperature Tolerant. Fall blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: September 12, 2007
From the Raymond Burr collection! Reputed to be one of the best gouldianas, the brightest of all the Mexican laelias. Outstanding, vibrant lavender color on this long stemmed, hardy species. Temperature Tolerant. Fall blooming. Species from Mexico.
Orchid of the Day: September 12, 2007
starting at
$75.00
$75.00
Laelia purpurata 'Bleeding Heart'
One of the highlights of Summer around Santa Barbara Orchid Estate is the great variety of laelia pupuratas. Offered here is semi-alba variety, with white sepals and petals, and a throat which is deep magenta fanning out to white. Temperature Tolerant. Summer blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: July 16, 2005
One of the highlights of Summer around Santa Barbara Orchid Estate is the great variety of laelia pupuratas. Offered here is semi-alba variety, with white sepals and petals, and a throat which is deep magenta fanning out to white. Temperature Tolerant. Summer blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: July 16, 2005
starting at
$35.00
$35.00
Laelia purpurata 'San Bar Venosa'
The orchid offered today is not only beautiful, but for those in the know, famous. It was featured on the cover of Carl Withner's book ""The Cattleyas and their Relatives, Volume II: The Laelias"". This is a unique color type of this Brazilian beauty. Temperature Tolerant. July blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: June 24, 2009
The orchid offered today is not only beautiful, but for those in the know, famous. It was featured on the cover of Carl Withner's book ""The Cattleyas and their Relatives, Volume II: The Laelias"". This is a unique color type of this Brazilian beauty. Temperature Tolerant. July blooming. Species from Brazil.
Orchid of the Day: June 24, 2009
starting at
$75.00
$75.00
Laelia superbiens 'SanBar Montebello', AM/AOS
One of the best laelia superbiens for size and shape. A cluster of up to 20 flowers per spike. Temperature Tolerant. Species from Central America.
Orchid of the Day: January 22, 2003
One of the best laelia superbiens for size and shape. A cluster of up to 20 flowers per spike. Temperature Tolerant. Species from Central America.
Orchid of the Day: January 22, 2003
starting at
$150.00
$150.00
Laeliocattleya Elegans var. Sanguinea
In nature this most famous of natural hybrids produces a wide variety of sensational forms, from white to pink to purple of various combinations. Here we step in to help mother nature, by combining the darkest L. purpurata with the darkest C. leopoldii, making the complete dark Elegans form! We grow these outdoors along with cymbidiums where they get plenty of bright filtered light. Gorgeous color and multiple flowers per spike, blooms summer/fall. Temperature Tolerant. Summer and Fall blooming.
Orchid of the Day: August 27, 2008
In nature this most famous of natural hybrids produces a wide variety of sensational forms, from white to pink to purple of various combinations. Here we step in to help mother nature, by combining the darkest L. purpurata with the darkest C. leopoldii, making the complete dark Elegans form! We grow these outdoors along with cymbidiums where they get plenty of bright filtered light. Gorgeous color and multiple flowers per spike, blooms summer/fall. Temperature Tolerant. Summer and Fall blooming.
Orchid of the Day: August 27, 2008
starting at
$35.00
$35.00
Laeliocattleya Gaiety Flambeau 'Mendenhall'
A vibrant splash petaled variety. With the southern brazilian species Cattleya intermedia making up half its composition, this variety is temperature hardy down to frost. Temperature Tolerant. June - July blooming.
Orchid of the Day: June 16, 2008
A vibrant splash petaled variety. With the southern brazilian species Cattleya intermedia making up half its composition, this variety is temperature hardy down to frost. Temperature Tolerant. June - July blooming.
Orchid of the Day: June 16, 2008
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Laeliocattleya Interceps var. coerulea 'Blue Eye'
This lovely plant combines the blue forms of two of our hardiest and most beautiful species; Laelia anceps v. veitchiana and Cattleya intermedia v. coerulea. Temperature tolerant down to 28 degrees! Temperature Tolerant. July blooming.
Orchid of the Day: June 11, 2008
This lovely plant combines the blue forms of two of our hardiest and most beautiful species; Laelia anceps v. veitchiana and Cattleya intermedia v. coerulea. Temperature tolerant down to 28 degrees! Temperature Tolerant. July blooming.
Orchid of the Day: June 11, 2008
starting at
$35.00
$35.00
Laeliocattleya Rojo
It took two hot species, Cattleya aurantiaca and Laelia milleri, to produce such intense color as that found on this primary hybrid. These have been growing in an unheated shade house for years, surviving the winter of 2007 when temperatures dropped to 28 degrees. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 10, 2008
It took two hot species, Cattleya aurantiaca and Laelia milleri, to produce such intense color as that found on this primary hybrid. These have been growing in an unheated shade house for years, surviving the winter of 2007 when temperatures dropped to 28 degrees. Temperature Tolerant. April - May blooming.
Orchid of the Day: April 10, 2008
starting at
$25.00
$25.00
Laeliocattleya Schilleriana
First bloom seedlings from a crossing of two Brazil's most beautiful and hardy: Cattleya intermedia and Laelia purpurata. In those that have bloomed this far we have seen a nice range in color and shape (with some fragrance, as well). Temperature Tolerant. Summer blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 22, 2007
First bloom seedlings from a crossing of two Brazil's most beautiful and hardy: Cattleya intermedia and Laelia purpurata. In those that have bloomed this far we have seen a nice range in color and shape (with some fragrance, as well). Temperature Tolerant. Summer blooming.
Orchid of the Day: May 22, 2007
starting at
$17.50
$17.50
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