JUNE at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate

Summary Schedule of SBOE June 2022 Orchid Shopping/Open Days: 

Fridays: 10 am to 2 pm
Saturdays: 9 am to 3: 30 pm

*Spotted Cattleyas and Stary Sprays of Encyclias are the highlights of June at SBOE*

Here are our fairly certain open hours for June 2022, but please call or check this website before visiting.    Please do not visit if you have been in close contact with anyone who has recently tested positive for COVID or if you have COVID-like symptoms.

The safety of our customers and staff is of the utmost importance to us.  Masks are required at all times while on the nursery grounds (indoors and outdoors). Please maintain a distance of 6 feet between your party and your fellow orchid lovers and the SBOE staff.  Some parts of our nursery will be closed during this limited opening.

 Our open days/orchid shopping schedule is simple, but please call or re-check website the day before or day of your visit to confirm that we will indeed be open:

Day-By-Day Schedule of SBOE June 2022 Orchid Shopping/Open Days: 

Friday 06/03/2022:  The orchid-buying public is welcome to shop at SBOE anytime between 10 am and 2 pm.  Masks required outdoors and indoors.  Please keep at least 6 feet away from SBOE staff and those from other parties.  *What’s blooming?  Spotted Cattleya hybrids (many are fragrant), red+ Renanthera hybrids, Encyclias including new fowliei crosses, evening-fragrant Epidendrum parkinsonianum, Vandas, the first of the Cattleya/Laelia purpurata/tenebrosa hybrids, and the last of the rupiculous Laelia/Cattleya hybrids.

Saturday 06/04/2022:   The orchid-buying public is welcome to shop at SBOE anytime between 9 am and 3:30 pm.  Masks required outdoors and indoors.  Please keep at least 6 feet away from SBOE staff and those from other parties.   *What’s blooming?  Spotted Cattleya hybrids (many are fragrant), red+ Renanthera hybrids, Encyclias including new fowliei crosses, evening-fragrant Epidendrum parkinsonianum, Vandas, the first of the Cattleya/Laelia purpurata/tenebrosa hybrids, and the last of the rupiculous Laelia/Cattleya hybrids.

Friday 06/10/2022:  The orchid-buying public is welcome to shop at SBOE anytime between 10 am and 2 pm.  Masks required outdoors and indoors.  Please keep at least 6 feet away from SBOE staff and those from other parties.  *What’s blooming?  Spotted Cattleya hybrids (many are fragrant), red+ Renanthera hybrids, Encyclias including new fowliei crosses, Vandas, the first of the Cattleya/Laelia purpurata/tenebrosa hybrids, and the last of the rupiculous Laelia/Cattleya hybrids and Epidendrum parkinsonianums.

Saturday 06/11/2022:   The orchid-buying public is welcome to shop at SBOE anytime between 9 am and 3:30 pm.  Masks required outdoors and indoors.  Please keep at least 6 feet away from SBOE staff and those from other parties.  *What’s blooming?  Spotted Cattleya hybrids (many are fragrant), red+ Renanthera hybrids, Encyclias including new fowliei crosses, Vandas, the first of the Cattleya/Laelia purpurata/tenebrosa hybrids, and the last of the rupiculous Laelia/Cattleya hybrids and Epidendrum parkinsonianums.

Friday 06/17/2022:  The orchid-buying public is welcome to shop at SBOE anytime between 10 am and 2 pm.  Masks required outdoors and indoors.  Please keep at least 6 feet away from SBOE staff and those from other parties.  *What’s blooming?  Spotted Cattleya hybrids (many are fragrant), Encyclias including new fowliei crosses, Vandas, Cattleya/Laelia purpurata/tenebrosa hybrids, and the last of the Renanthera hybrids.

Saturday 06/18/2022:   The orchid-buying public is welcome to shop at SBOE anytime between 9 am and 3:30 pm.  Masks required outdoors and indoors.  Please keep at least 6 feet away from SBOE staff and those from other parties. *What’s blooming?  Spotted Cattleya hybrids (many are fragrant), Encyclias including new fowliei crosses, Vandas, Cattleya/Laelia purpurata/tenebrosa hybrids, and the last of the Renanthera hybrids.

Friday 06/24/2022:  The orchid-buying public is welcome to shop at SBOE anytime between 10 am and 2 pm.  Masks required outdoors and indoors.     Please keep at least 6 feet away from SBOE staff and those from other parties.  *What’s blooming?  Spotted Cattleya hybrids (many are fragrant), Encyclias including hanburyi crosses, Vandas, and Cattleya/Laelia purpurata/tenebrosa hybrids.

Saturday 06/25/2022:   The orchid-buying public are welcome to shop at SBOE anytime between 9 am and 3:30 pm.  Masks required outdoors and indoors.  Please keep at least 6 feet away from SBOE staff and those from other parties.  *What’s blooming?  Spotted Cattleya hybrids (many are fragrant), Encyclias including hanburyi crosses, Vandas, and Cattleya/Laelia purpurata/tenebrosa hybrids.

The safety of our customers and staff is of the utmost importance to us. Masks are required at all times while on the nursery grounds. Please maintain a distance of 6 feet between your party and your fellow orchid lovers. Some parts of our nursery will be closed during this limited opening.

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.