American Orchid Society
A great source of cultural information, webinars on a range of orchid growing topics. Membership strongly recommended.
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Orchid Digest
Subscribe to receive the quarterly magazine filled with beautifully photographed orchids and a range of articles on orchid growing topics.
A Comprehensive Guide to Orchid Growing from Flowers Across Australia
A guide for both beginning and advanced orchid growers. Extensive links to YouTube videos and orchid societies, organizations and publications. Well worth spending your time reviewing this information for cultural information, the history of orchids, and Frequently Asked Questions.
Odontoglossum Alliance
Visit this website to view their comprehensive newsletters with the latest developments on this fascinating and colorful group of orchids.
First Rays
Very useful information on a range of orchid growing topics. Sign up for the First Rays newsletter and stay informed. Excellent references on fertilize levels, proper watering and pest management.
Sunset Valley Orchids, Vista, CA
Sign up for Fred Clarke’s newsletter to receive updates on orchid care, new plant and flask offerings. The website offers an array of cultural information and hybridizing goals.
SLO Orchids, Arroyo Grande, CA
Sign up for monthly website specials. Visit their website to see and purchase an amazing array of unusual orchid species and hybrids, many which can live comfortably in a frost free outside location on the Central California Coast. New owner Don Elkins is also an expert carnivorous plant grower and collector.
Santa Barbara Orchid Estate
The premier orchid nursery on the Central California Coast. Specializing in orchids for outdoor growing in frost free areas. Visit their website for information on their quarterly open house events. When you visit SBOE it is worthwhile to track down Wayne for specific orchid suggestions for your growing conditions.
CalOrchid, Santa Barbara
Located down the street from Santa Barbara Orchid Estate James and Lauris Roses have an extensive collection of cymbidiums, laelia anceps and their own line of “Pacific” series epidendrums (reed stem orchids). Their quarterly open house events are not to be missed.
Ambriz Kingdom of Plants
For an off the beaten track visit to an orchid grower, you will not be disappointed when you visit this location in Carpenteria, CA. Joe Ambriz has a fine collection of Laelia anceps, tillandsias (air plants) and succulents. Call ahead to schedule a visit. Joe’s enthusiasm is contagious.
ORCHIDesign.com
Located in San Jose, CA Angelic Nguyen and her husband Dave Robison are popular vendors at our FCOS spring show. Angelic is a prolific grower of cymbidiums, vandas and many other orchid types as well as being a graphic artist and and expert at social media marketing.
Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz
Extensive collection of orchid information in English with illustrations. Orchid evolution, unique characteristics of orchids and herbarium collections.
Andy’s Orchids
Located in Encinitas, CA Andy is a wealth of orchid growing information and often is a vendor at the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show in March (see Events and Calendar pages)
Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
A photo gallery and cultural information on 20,000 of the approximately 28,000 identified orchid species. Continually updated with new species information and photos.
Orchid Art and Orchid and Ecosystem Conservation
A very interesting example of how an artist, with the assistance of his wife and sales of his art are supporting a range of orchid conservation efforts. Well worth visiting Charles Hess website.