very pretty and floriferous, compact clumping plant 1-1/2" narrow bulbs topped with a single lanceolate 8" leaf; short inflorescences produce an attractive 1" lovely brilliant yellow flower with spreading lateral sepals, while dorsal sepal and petals form a hood over the column and bright orange lip

compact plant and big flower- stunning

closely related to nigrescens

clusters of shiny 2" bulbs each with a single long green 12" leaf that`s 1" wide, multiple single-flowered 4" spikes emerge from the base of the new growths, 2 1/2" triangular shaped flowers range in color from yellow to pink to dark red, lip is dark red, fragrant.

2" bulbs topped with a single 15" lanceolate leaf, unutterably gorgeous 4" blooms appear in flushes on 4" spikes, the narrow spreading sepals are bright yellow with forward leaning petals which uniquely and abruptly bend 90 degrees to either side, the lip is golden orange with ruffled red edges. (Additional shipping may apply due to size of plant)

Found in Eastern Brazil as a small, creeping, cool to warm growing epiphyte.

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very pretty and floriferous, compact clumping plant 1-1/2" bulbs topped with a single lanceolate 8" leaf; many short inflorescences produce an attractive 1" lovely creamy flower with spreading lateral sepals, while dorsal sepal and petals form a hood over the column and bright orange lip

compact pendant grower with clusters of bright orange flowers; wet grower

aka Maxillaria uniflora

A fine climbing Maxillaria with narrow 1" bulbs topped with a single 2" dark green leaf, short single flowered spikes appear from the leaf sheaths between the bulbs, the 1" spreading blooms are a very pale transluscent green, each tepal with 5 bold red stripes, the creamy lip is also striped with red

clump forming narrow 2" bulbs are each topped with a single linear 8" leaf, single-flowered inflorescences carry a large spidery 4" creamy yellow flower, long twisting narrow sepals and petals taper down to burnt orange tips, small lip is creamy white

Tightly clumping plant with attractive grey-green oblong 5" leaves; mass flush bloomer with single-flowered short inflorescences, 1-1/2" flowers have narrow yellow spreading sepals and forward leaning petals that crisscross at their tips, lip is basally red with a yellow tip

Growing Tip: Can tolerate cool temps, keep moist at all times.

dwarf clumping plant with 5" lanceolate green leaves, free flowering with random flushes of 4" spikes bearing 2" flowers which have spidery tapering forward-leaning bright orange sepals and petals and a bright orange lip

Growing Tip: Keep moist year round.

elegant plant with scented beautiful flowers, fan-shaped growths with upright 10" lanceolate leaves, flush blooming in mass with short 4" spikes each carrying a single 4" stunning creamy white spidery flower that is tainted with a reddish blush, sepals are narrow with forward-leaning petals surrounding a narrow thick undulating red lip. (Additional shipping may apply due tosize of plant)

bright yellow clusters of globular blooms

fabulously beautiful mini with 1/2" squat bulbs several lanceolate 4" leaves, erect single-flowered 3" inflorescences appear randomly throughout the year, wide-open flowers are vertically spreading, with long tapering lateral sepals and petals, color is translucent creamy beige-pink with prominent red polka dots, arrow-shaped lip is creamy boldly spotted bright red

clumping 2" ovate bulbs topped by a single 10" lanceolate dark green leaf; flushes of upward reaching 8" single flowered spikes produce nodding completely wine red 2"flowers with slightly twisting sepals and petals and a small lip

a fabulous floriferous Brazilian species, clumping 2" grooved conical bulbs topped with a pair of 12" thin leaves, up to a dozen single flowered 6" spikes are produced per maturing growth, the somewhat cuppy 2" blooms have a two toned appearance, with a cream colored streaked purple on the outside of the sepals and petals, while bright yellow on the inside, and a white lip with a yellow mid lobe, very attractive, fragrant, and easy grower. (Additional shipping may apply due to size of plant)

Smaller plant with spreading rhizome, winter blooming

clumping plant with larger leaves than the smaller pyhalae. Blooms in the summer. Spotted petals.

very pretty and floriferous, compact clumping plant 1-1/2" bulbs topped with a single lanceolate 10" leaf; short inflorescences produce an attractive 1-1/4" lovely lavender flower with spreading lateral sepals, while dorsal sepal and petals form a hood over the column and bright orange lip. (Additional shipping may apply due to size of plant)

Absolutely fabulous, this Maxillaria has extremely attractive flowers and foliage, each fan-shaped growth has 2 to 3 long-petioled spatulate 14" leaves; plants yields a massive bounty of single-flowered spikes carrying 5" blooms which have beautifully curved spreading slender lateral sepals and a delicate forward leaning dorsal sepal framed on either side by gently forward-sweeping lateral petals; the color is white (with an occasional red blotch), turning to bright yellow towards the tips of the tepals with a bright orange lip and anther cap. (Additional shipping may apply due to size of plant)

a marvelous Maxillaria that vegitatively resembles a compact Max. tenuifolia with 3/4" oval bulbs on an ascending rhizome topped with thin 10" grassy green leaves, numerous short basil flower spikes carry a single 1" cuppy bright reddish brown bloom with an intense wine red lip tipped with white, fragrant and easy to grow.

Unusual and extremely attractive showy species that hails from Costa Rica and Panama, up right ladder like growth habit that branches and clumps becoming bush like. Leaves are narrow 2 to 4 inches long and rank and file elegantly up the stem with a beautiful deep green bronze waxy shine and reddish undersides, plants are constantly growing and periodically producing dense clusters in masses of bright pink crystalline 1 inch starry blooms held close to the stem. Blooms 2 to 4 times per year - Absolutely stunning - blooms better in bright light, keep wet at all times, does not like to dry out, grow it in moss only and only up-pot without disturbing the roots.

red flower

small clumping plants with narrow upright leaves and many small flower on short spikes

Smaller darker red flowers, previously sold as juergensii

very pretty and floriferous, compact clumping plant 1-1/2" bulbs topped with a single lanceolate 10" leaf; short inflorescences produce an attractive 1-1/4" lovely waxy chestnut brown flower with spreading lateral sepals, while dorsal sepal and petals form a hood over the column and bright yellow lip with spotted red centrally

an attractive species known as the Coconut Orchid due to its intense fragrance, 1" egg-shaped flattened bulbs closely spaced on an ascending rhizome carry a single linear grass-like 14" leaf, short basal spikes emerge from the rhizome producing a single 2" triangular flower, the deep red sepals have yellow margins, lip is cream with red blotches, very fragrant. (Additional shipping may apply due to size of plant)

Growing Tip: Needs good water.

a mini-miniature with a pendulous clumping growth habit, minute bulbs topped with a single fleshy sickle-shaped semi-terete 2" leaf, single flowers appear at the base of the bulbs throughout the year, the 3/4" blooms are somewhat closed with creamy sepals and petals covered with purple striations, protruding lip is pure white, easy grower and free-flowering.

a neat clumping and branching compact plant that becomes pendant with age, 1" bulbs topped with a single 4" to 6" linear leaf, closely spaced along a climbing rhizome, flowers are borne along the sheaths of the new matured growths throughout the year, the highly variable 1" blooms range in colors from dark red to bright yellow, with a lip that ranges from bright yellow to purple/black.

formally sold as venusta