a true mini with 2-1/2" clumping fan-like growths producing short spikes, each carrying several small 1/2" starry green-barred brown flowers with a white lip, nearly always blooming.

wrong name for this plant - a creeping mini

choice semi-mini upright 6" to 8" plant with leaves up to 3" long, short spikes carrying single 4" lustrous white to amber starry blooms with 4" spurs and a pure white lip, name is derived from the flower which is very large in proportion to the plant itself, fragrant.

Growing Tip: Likes to dry out between waterings.

commonly sold as Asc.miniatum which is from Java these two species are often confused (miniatum has thinner leaves and more reddish flowers); Asc.garayi is a very compact miniature Vanda with very thick, succulent light green spotted purple leaves that reach 4" in length, 3/4" round flowers appear in dense heads on 4" - 6" long spikes and are a neon orange-yellow.

Growing Tip: Grow very bright & let dry out between waterings.

thick flat 6" leaves, 4"+ flowers have apple-green petals and sepals with a pure white flared lip, free blooming and very fragrant at night

a typical Brassavola which can grow upright, pendulous or both, 10" bulbs topped with terete deeply grooved 12" leaves, short spikes with clusters of up to 10 very showy 3" blooms, linear sepals and petals are yellowish with an elyptic pure white lip, center is apple green, very fragrant easy growing spring bloomer

Growing Tip: Likes very bright light.

a very elegant epiphyte, stubby pencil-like bulbs produce single curved 10" to 15" terete leaves, plant produces multiple new growths which flower simultaneously, 6 to 20 flowers are densely arranged on 5" spikes, lime green 2" blooms have large flared heart-shaped pure white lips, very fragrant in the evening, flowers at least twice a year

Growing Tip: Water more heavily during active growth.

another very attractive compact "Spider Orchid" with grooved tapered 4" bulbs and short green 5" foliage, spikes up to 1 ft. with numerous spidery cream-colored 4" flowers with red/brown barring, crystalline white oval lip, fragrant, beautiful floral display, awesome plant

Growing Tip: Grow bright and moist with a dryer winter.

1" bulbs closely spaced on a short rhizome, each topped with a single thick dark green 4" paddle shaped leaf; this close relative of Bulbo grandiflorum has bizarre 2" beak-shaped mottled flesh-colored flowers where the sepals converge to a point with a basal opening exposing the tiny lip and petals to its pollinators

upper half of flower nearly black

a very elegant miniature with closely spaced 1/2" oval dark olive green bulbs topped with a single erect 4" elliptic dark green leathery leaf, wiry spikes up to 8" each bearing up to 18 flowers that open in succession over several months, beautiful 2" starry flowers, sepals and petals are white to bright yellow with pink veins, and an elongated yellow lip suffused with pink

a very beautiful and odd species closely allied to B. grandiflorum, 1" bulbs are closely spaced on a creeping rhizome topped with a single 5" leathery spatulate leaf, numerous 4" long basal flower spikes each carrying a single 2-1/2" attractive bloom, the hooded dorsal sepal is an iridescent white turning to pink with translucent basal windows, forward pointing lateral sepals are white, with tiny thread like petals with tear-drop tips, and a rocking pink lip.

the dinosaur head orchid

a neat-o bulbo, a mat-forming downward creeping mini with closely arranged 1/4" bulbs topped with a single narrow 1" leaf, flowers appear randomly on thin wiry 2" single-flowered spikes, the charming Masdevallia-like blooms are 1-1/2" tip to tip with transluscent cream-colored sepals boldly striped red and a cute fuzzy little lip of the same color

this interesting miniature has 1/2" bulbs topped with a 2" thickened terete leaf with short arching spikes densely packed with 1/2" blooms, the beautiful flowers are crystalline white with a bright yellow crest, plant quickly develops to specimen size, a great choice for any collection

a beautiful miniature from Vietnam

Previously sold as C.pulchellum

Identified by Leslie Garay

fantastic easy growing compact Bulbophyllum relative 1" bulbs each topped with a 3" thick leathery leaf; 4" spikes emerge from new growths each carrying 2 to 6 striking flowers, the 4" blooms have long tapering fused lateral sepals that are strongly striated red, short striped purple and yellow-orange dorsal sepal and petals are ornated with tiny violet tassels which set off the rocking red tongue-like lip

This superlative compact Oncidium relative has clustering 2" flattened bulbs with attractive 5" dark green leaves, multiple simple or branched spikes from 8" to 16", carrying many crystalline hot pink 2" flowers with a prominent three-lobed white pink-tipped lip

Totally awesome mini species with 1/2" tightly clustering flattened bulbs that carry 2 tiny oval bluish grey-green leaves, single showy 1" flowers are wide open and very showy and are waxy snow white with a bright yellow callus on the lip. Reputation is difficult to grow but if you know its habitat it is easy to grow- treat it like a Laelia anceps- very bright and let dry between waterings, handles temperature extremes well but likes to cool down at night- sorry to most of you Floridians and fellow deep southerners.

Needs very good air movement and high humidity to survive

Needs very good air movement and high humidity to survive

pendant 2' zigzag deciduous stems, this free flowering plant produces grape-like clusters of pale lilac 1" flowers at every leaf node on leafless canes, blooms throughout the year

compact plant, strongly ribbed 3" pseudobulbs topped with a single 3" leaf, pendant 1' spikes carry up to 30 flat rounded golden-yellow 2" flowers, very fragrant with the scent of honey, blooms best with slightly drier winter rest

Growing Tip: Blooms better with slightly drier winter rest.

wonderfully floriferous plant, leafy 18" canes bear multitudes of 10" spikes, each spike carries 8 to 12 blooms, these white 2-1/2" flowers are characterized by their green antenna-like petals and violet striated lip, ever-blooming, loves to grow very bright and warm. (Additional shipping may apply due to size of plant)

Growing Tip: Bright light is critical for continuous flowering.

this orchid has fat roots and graceful long, thin 10" pseudobulbs with small narrow, delicate leaves that become deciduous before flowering; pure white, 2" blossoms have a bright green throat and perfect shape and give the plant an ethereal, ephemeral overall appearance; nearly ever blooming.

this attractive mini is named after its beautiful lip, cigar-shaped fat 3" pseudobulbs with bluish-green 2" leaves, 1- 1/2" flowers appear at random from leaf nodes on leafless canes, blooms throughout the year, sepals and petals are creamy white, broad bilobed lip is bright orange with a scarlet throat, easy grower

gorgeous and fragrant epiphyte with 8" to 12" deciduous canes; large, 2 -1/2" crystalline white flowers decorated with gold lips with two prominent maroon spots on them, this deciduous orchid mass blooms in late spring and summer with a slight winter dry rest

Growing Tip: Water frequently when actively growing

terrific compact plant, upright 1 ft. stems with glossy green leaves, flowers appear in June on deciduous canes, these great 1" blooms last up to 4 months, pink flowers with contrasting yellow lips are tightly clustered covering the entire cane

a gorgeous easy-growing miniature antelope-type Dendrobium, this drought-resistant plant has the appearance of a succulent and is mounted on its native paperbark Melaleuca tree, round 1" bulbs are topped with 3 or 4 narrow semi-cylindrical 5" leaves, several 18" spikes appear in late winter bearing 2 or 3 dozen flowers each, twisted sepals and upright petals (hence "antelope") are light green with yellow tips, lip is white with rich mauve markings, very fragrant

Like hassaltii but different, very upright with intense dark purple flowers

pendant canes ranging from 12" to 18" thickening at the top third, 3" lanceolate leaves, 1 to 4 flowers emerge from each leaf node on one year old leafless canes, shiny waxy 1" blooms have pinkish sepals and petals, cream-colored lip has an orange spot, easy grower and mildly fragrant

Growing Tip: Moist when growing, dry and cool when in flower.

adorable miniature, clumping and quickly becoming specimens, 2" canes bear numerous narrow 2" leaves, each cane produces many short densely flowered spikes that literally bury the plant with blooms, the 1/2" flowers are white with a lime-green lip

orchid digest 1999 jan pg 14

plants look like a cluster of miniature 26" bamboo canes with branching reddish purple stems, grass-like 1" leaves, 1-1/2" brilliant golden/yellow flowers with a velvet orange lip appear at random during winter and spring, overall a charming oriental appearance with beautiful flowers, easy grower

Some thing new and exciting; tiny minute small pea-size bulbs that are deciduous, half inch dark green leaves, flowers are very large for thew size of the plants measuring close to 1" dwarfing the plant.

a delightful miniature version of Den. aggregatum with creeping 1-1/2" bulbs with a 1" shiny green oval leaf, short drooping spikes each producing 1-3 brilliant golden orange flattened 1 1/4" flowers, quickly forms a compact specimen

Found in Thailand around 200-600 meters in elevation, this mini-miniature dendrobium is a hot growing epiphyte that sports close, fat, conical psuedobulbs. Flower spikes emerge at the apical of newly formed stems, in later summer to early fall. Plants are deciduous in winter.

a wonderful Dendrobium unicum relative with smaller 1" to 3" stubby deciduous bulbs, dark green 2" leaves alternate up the new growth, short spikes emerge from leafless canes each carrying 2-4 awsome 2-1/2" red orange upside down blooms, thin undulated sepals and petals are twisted with a narrow curved creamy yellow lip heavily veined red, fragrant

new plants very small