Whether you are looking to purchase your first orchid or to grow an existing collection, beautiful orchids are readily available locally and online from national and international orchid growers. Thanks to the popularity and ease of culture of Phalaenopsis orchids, they are one of the easiest to find at local garden centers, grocers, florists, and home improvement stores; however, frequently they are of unnamed varieties. If you are interested in exhibiting orchids and entering them for AOS judging, be sure to purchase named varieties from reputable growers.
OOS monthly meetings, where members donate orchids for the raffle table and plant auction, are a great opportunity to begin or grow your collection at a low cost and meet other orchid enthusiasts! OOS Shows & Sales are another great event to see and purchase beautiful orchids!
Although OOS offers no endorsement, some respected growers and suppliers frequented by our Society’s members are listed below alphabetically with notes about their specialty.
Growers
- Andy’s Orchids — species specialist
- Cal-Orchid — African, Cattleya, Epidendrum, Laelia, Neofinetia, Sobralia, species, and miscellaneous hybrids
- Carter and Holmes Orchids — famous Cattleya hybrids and mericlones
- Ecuagenera Orquideas del Ecuador — bare root species and hybrids of many genera native to Central and South America
- Ecuagenera USA — potted, established species and hybrids of many genera native to Central and South America
- Hillsview Gardens — Paphiopedilum species and hybrids
- J&L Orchids — miniature orchids
- Krull Smith — Cattleya, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis, and vandaceous orchids
- Lehua Orchids The Slipper Zone™ — Lycastenae, Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium
- Motes Orchids — vandaceous species and hybrids
- Natt’s Orchids — species and hybrids of many genera
- New Earth Orchids — species and hybrids of many genera
- Odom’s Orchids — Cattleya, Dendrobium, Oncidium, Phalaenopsis, and vandaceous orchids
- Orchid Inn Ltd. — Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium species and hybrids
- Orchids by Hausermann — species and hybrids of many genera
- Orchids for the People! — cool and intermediate species and hybrids of many genera
- Orchids Limited — Cattleya, Neofinetia, Phragmipedium, and species and hybrids of many genera
- Paph Paradise — Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium species and hybrids
- RF Orchids — Cattleya, Dendrobium, and vandaceous orchids
- River Valley Orchids — Maxillaria and Phragmipedium species and hybrids
- Santa Barbara Orchid Estate — Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, and species and hybrids of many genera
- Southwestern College Greenhouse — species specialist
- Sunset Valley Orchids — Cattleya, Catasetinae, Australian Dendrobium, Paphiopedilum, Sarcochilus, and miscellaneous other genera
- Waldor Orchids — Cattleya, Dendrobium, and miscellaneous other genera
Suppliers
- Agdia — ImmunoStrip® for Cymbidium mosaic virus (CymMV) and Odontoglossum ringspot virus (ORSV)
- Kelley’s Korner — pots, media, and various other orchid growing supplies
- OFE International — pots, media, and various other orchid growing supplies
- Orchid Supply Store — pots, media, and various other orchid growing supplies
- rePotme — pots, media, and various other orchid growing supplies
In fulfillment of its mission, this Society shall … exchange orchid pollen, seeds, plants, materials, and information as to sources of supplies used in orchid culture.
OOS Constitution
Banner Image Fun Fact
Among the many orchids on the display bench at Orchids by Hausermann are members of Laeliinae (lay-lee-EE-nee), a subtribe of orchids that includes approximately 40 genera, such as Brassavola, Laelia, and Cattleya, from which many intergeneric hybrids are made. For example, the nothogenus ×Brassolaeliocattleya (brass-oh-lay-lee-oh-KAT-lee-ah), which is abbreviated Blc., is a tri-generic hybrid among Brassavola, Laelia, and Cattleya.
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