Dear Orchid Friends,

Celebrate Summer with Orchids!

Our Summer Open House will be July 18th-20th, 2025
Featuring Cattleya purpurata, tenebrosa, bicolor, and tigrina, Encyclias, Cymbidiums, and a display in our Chrisman Garden celebrating the World Orchid Conference, whose 24th incarnation will take place in Dresden, Germany in March of 2026.    More updates soon.  E-mail us for a list of limited select divisions of the above-mentioned Cattleyas being offered before the Summer Open House.

Friday July 18, 2025,  8am-4pm
(Cal-Orchid open 9am-4pm)

Saturday July 19, 2025, 8am-4pm
(Cal-Orchid open 9am-4pm)

Sunday July 20, 2025,  9am-3pm
(Cal-Orchid closed for private event)

2025 SBOE Regular Open Days & Hours:
Fridays 10am-2pm 
Saturdays 9am-3:30pm
(Reservations are not required, but before travelling a long distance, we strongly recommend re-confirming by e-mail, on website, or by phone the day before visiting in case of unexpected closure.)
 
Future +2 2025 Holiday Weekends:
Labor Day: usual open days +2 of Sunday August 31st & Monday September 1st 10am-2pm.

Lists, Lists, Lists: Use the links below to download pdfs of our most recent specialty plant lists:

UPDATED LIST!!! Specimen List June 2025:   Would you rather have ten small diamonds or one big diamond?  Recommended for expert growers only.  Plants for a variety of growing conditions.  Prices range from $200 to $5000.  List updated 6/24/25

UPDATED LIST!!! Epidendrum Pink Champagne Established Keiki List June 2025:  The “poor-man’s” orchid moves up in the world.  Beautiful sunset colors.  Prices range from $30 to $50.  List updated 6/24/25.

NEW LIST!!!   Dendrobium speciosum May 2025 list:  An offering of 14 plants spanning several forms of the glorious Australian species.  Includes notes on provenance if known and pictures of plants in bloom early this Spring.  Prices range from $100 to $1500.  List updated 5/15/25.

Dendrobioum speciosum exceptional divisions in-spike:   Only seven this offering.  Includes the foundational Australian speciosums ‘Windermere’ & ‘Daylight Moon’, two different hillii’s with ‘Don Brown’ as the father, and a magnificent tall, arching yellow.  Prices range from $700-$2750.  List made 2/12/25.
(download here)

Dendrobium speciosum Seedling List: Crosses made using exceptional parents. Blooming size to a decade from blooming.  Prices range from $35 to $300.  List updated 4/19/24.
(download here)

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We try to answer the phone 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Saturday. If we don’t answer, please call later or e-mail us.  Plants may be ordered for pick-up outside the nursery gates if arranged 2-3 days in advance of pick-up date. Please phone or email if you have any questions.