{"id":23465,"date":"2015-12-06T19:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T03:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=23465"},"modified":"2016-01-01T08:24:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-01T16:24:35","slug":"easy-cool-growing-orchid-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/06\/easy-cool-growing-orchid-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Cool Growing Orchid Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following up on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/18\/easy-orchid-species\/\">my earlier post about easy orchid species<\/a>, here&#8217;s my list of easy cool growers. Unlike most orchid species, those listed below are as easy to grow as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/hybrid-vigor\/\">hybrids<\/a>. Once again, this is not any sort of complete list, just a few that I know best. I&#8217;ve grown all of these varieties outdoors in the San Francisco Bay Area (although not all the plants in these photos are mine. A few are photos we took at orchid shows and botanical gardens.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/27\/chinese-ground-orchid\/\"><strong>Bletilla striata<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Often sold in bulb catalogs alongside tulips and daffodils, the Chinese Ground Orchid <em>(first photo below)<\/em> usually has purple flowers. The pink bloom in the photo below is one of many pastel color forms.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/04\/ada\/\"><strong>Brassia aurantiaca<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Also known as Ada aurantiaca <em>(second photo below,)<\/em> this bright orange species from the Andes blooms reliably every winter.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/08\/dendrobium-kingianum\/\"><strong>Dendrobium kingianum<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; This tough Australian native <em>(third photo below)<\/em> flowers with a honey fragrance, as long as it has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/29\/let-the-sunshine-in\/\">sun<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/dormancy.html\">a dry winter dormancy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bletilla_striata_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23615 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bletilla_striata_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Bletilla striata, orchid species, Chinese Ground Orchid, grown outdoors in San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bletilla_striata_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bletilla_striata_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bletilla_striata_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Brassia_aurantiaca_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23616 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Brassia_aurantiaca_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Brassia aurantiaca, aka Ada aurantiaca, orchid species, orange flowers, grown outdoors in San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Brassia_aurantiaca_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Brassia_aurantiaca_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Brassia_aurantiaca_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_kingianum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23617 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_kingianum_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium kingianum, orchid species with fragrant flowers, Orchid Society of California Show 2010, Oakland, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_kingianum_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_kingianum_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_kingianum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/18\/the-blue-orchid-queen-victorias-dendrobium\/\"><strong>Dendrobium victoriae-reginae<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; This species <em>(first photo below)<\/em> is native to mountain jungles in the Philippines. Some varieties have a more blue hue.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/05\/stream-orchid\/\"><strong>Epipactis gigantea<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The Stream Orchid <em>(second photo below)<\/em> has the distinction of being an easy-to-grow orchid species which is native to western North America, from Canada south through the USA to Mexico.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/12\/laelia-anceps\/\"><strong>Laelia anceps<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; This sturdy Mexican native <em>(third photo below)<\/em> can handle hot <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/temperature.html\">temps<\/a> as well as cool ones. Happy plants can bloom repeatedly during the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_victoriae_reginae_5_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23618 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_victoriae_reginae_5_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium victoriae-reginae, orchid species, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_victoriae_reginae_5_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_victoriae_reginae_5_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dendrobium_victoriae_reginae_5_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epipactis_gigantea_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23619 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epipactis_gigantea_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epipactis gigantea, orchid species native to western North America, Stream Orchid, grown outdoors in San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epipactis_gigantea_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epipactis_gigantea_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epipactis_gigantea_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_anceps_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23620 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_anceps_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Laelia anceps, orchid species, UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_anceps_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_anceps_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_anceps_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhs.org.uk\/Plants\/13277\/i-Pleione-formosana-i\/Details\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pleione formosana<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Commonly called the Windowsill Orchid, this Chinese species <em>(first photo below)<\/em> needs a winter dormancy before it flowers. It can grow in rock gardens, alpine gardens, and seaside gardens.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/09\/sarcochilus\/\"><strong>Sarcochilus hartmannii<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; This tough Australian species <em>(second photo below)<\/em> is a reliable bloomer. Each flower spike can boast dozens of sparkly white blossoms.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/06\/mini-scaphosepalum-orchid-has-incredible-blooming-power\/\"><strong>Scaphosepalum verrucosum<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; This mini <em>(third photo below)<\/em> is one of the easiest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/17\/pleurothallids\/\">Pleurothallids<\/a> to grow. These small, yellow flowers can continue to open for months on end.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pleione_formosana_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23621 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pleione_formosana_800px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Pleione formosana, orchid species, Pacific Orchid Expo 2013, San Francisco, California\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pleione_formosana_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pleione_formosana_800px-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pleione_formosana_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmannii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23622 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmannii_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Sarcochilus hartmannii, orchid species, grown outdoors in San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmannii_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmannii_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmannii_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Scaphosepalum_verrucosum_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23623 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Scaphosepalum_verrucosum_1_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Scaphosepalum verrucosum, miniature orchid species, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Scaphosepalum_verrucosum_1_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Scaphosepalum_verrucosum_1_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Scaphosepalum_verrucosum_1_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following up on my earlier post about easy orchid species, here&#8217;s my list of easy cool growers. Unlike most orchid species, those listed below are as easy to grow as hybrids. Once again, this is not any sort of complete list, just a few that I know best. I&#8217;ve grown all of these varieties outdoors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,3,27,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool-growers","category-growing","category-growing-orchids-in-san-francisco","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23465"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23666,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23465\/revisions\/23666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}