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	Caulathron bicornutum- White 1.5 inch flowers with some small spots on the lip. Fragrant during the day. Pseudobulbs resemble those of Schomburkia. Epiphyte that prefers good drainage. Warm conditions.
	Catasetum pileatum- Large cream green flowers 4 to 5 inches in diameter with a huge clam shell shaped lip. Lip has a gold spot. Pleated leaves and conical shaped pseudobulbs. Native to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Warm growing conditions. Has a brief dry period in its native habitat. Epiphyte best grown in bark or coir chips.
	Cattleya maxima- Large lavender flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter with a long tubular lip. Epiphyte native to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and northern Peru. Warm to intermediate growth conditions. Grow in bark or coir chips. Dry between watering.
	Coelogyne pandurata- 3.5 inch light green flowers with black markings on the lip.
	Dendrobium crumenatum- Small epiphytic species with pure white flowers. Produces numerous keiki. Plants form a tangled mass of aerial roots and pseudobulbs. Fragrant white flowers are produced in the spring and summer. Easy to grow. Bright indirect light. High humidity.
	Dendrobium unicum- Small species with somewhat pendant pseudobulbs. 1 inch bright orange flowers with a narrow lip. Very striking in bloom. Native to SE Asia. A dry period in the winter is recommended. Grow mounted or in medium grade orchid bark.
	Dendrobium ceraula- Small species with somewhat pendant pseudobulbs. 2 inch bluish purple flowers. Unusual color that is quite striking. Native to the Philippines. Inflorescence is short. Warm growing conditions. Photo taken at the 2007 Hilo Orchid Society Show.
	Encyclia chacoensis- Large psedobulbs. Inflorescence is 18 to 24 inches tall with many pale green flowers with a striped lip about 2 inches in diameter. Native to the
	Encyclia prismatocarpumLarge conical psedobulbs topped with 2 or 3 leaves. Native to Mexico and Central America. Inflorescence to 24 inches tall with many pale green and maroon spotted flower about 2 inches in diameter. Hint of purple on the lip. Warm to Intermediate growth temperatures High humidity. Epiphyte. Grow in bark or coir chips.
	Grammatophyllum papuanum- The largest orchid species. Native to New Guinea, Indonesia and Malaysia. Flowers on the specimen that I photographed were about 3 to 3.5 inches in diameter on a 4 or 5 ft. long inflorescence. Pseudobulbs can reach up to 9ft. tall. Epiphytic or lithophytic. Grow in cinder mix that drains well.
	Laelia anceps- Stiking pale to purple 4 to 5 inch flowers with darker lip. Several color variations are in cultivation. Native to Mexico. Spike is very long holding flowers well above the plant. In its native habitat there is a dry season of several months. Grows in full sun or very bright light. Epiphytic best mounted or grown in medium bark chips or medium to large coir chips.
	Laelia purpurata-Large flowers are pale purple with more intensely colored lip. There are a number of color variants in cultivation. Native to Brazil. Large plants are about 2 ft. tall. Bright light. Warm growing conditions. Epiphyte. Grow in bark or coir chips. Photo coming soon.
	Masdevallia veitchiana- Large orange flowers are almost 8 inches long. Native to Peru. Grows at high elevations and is best in cool to cold conditions. Bright light. Terrestrial. Photo taken at the 2007 Hilo Orchid Society Show. I suspect that this plant was grown above 2000 ft. elevation here.
	Oncidium mantense- 2 inch Bright yellow flowers. Large compressed psedobulbs. Bloom spike is about 4 or 5 ft. tall. Striking when in bloom.
	Phaius tankervilliae- Terrestrial native to Australia. Inflorescence is often 3 to 4 ft. tall. Striking when in bloom. Tan to light brown flowers with dark purple lip. Nice pleated medium green foliage. Warm growing conditions. Use a terrestrial orchid mix or course compost with volcanic cinder.
	Spathoglottis kimballiana- Bright yellow 2 to 2.5 inch flowers. Terrestrial species that is easy to grow and flower. use a terrestrial orchid potting mix and keep moist all year. No dormancy period. Medium shade. Warm to intermediate conditions.
	Vanilla planifolia- Large vining orchid whose seed pods are dried to provide the source of natural vanilla flavoring. 3 inch pale green flowers open for 1 day and must be hand pollinated if natural pollinators are not present. Lower part of vine grows as a terrestrial and upper part as an epiphyte.

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Hawaiian Tropical Plant Nursery, LLC
P.O. Box 1511
Kea'au, Hawaii 96749
Cell Phone: 808-333-0505 Email is the best way to reach me. (best time to call 4pm to 8pm HST)