Other Orchids

# Cymbidium goeringii (Asian highland orchid tradition)

A different lineage from the rest of this page — temperate-climate Asian Cymbidium, with a thousand-year cultivation tradition in China and Japan. Strict cold dormancy (0–14 °C from winter solstice) is the non-negotiable: without it the buds blast.

Vendor for the cultivar below: Piante Pazze (Marco Toffoletti, Treppo Grande UD).

2 acquired · 1 alive · 1 given · ~€100 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Cymbidium Kiwi Midnight 'Geyserland'	Celandroni Orchidee	€60	Dec 2020	given	Balcony	Christmas gift
+1	Cymbidium goeringii 'Tian Cao'	Piante Pazze	€40	May 2026	alive		Orticola 2026 — substitution day-of dal pre-ordinato 'Da Tu Yuan'. Cultivar Amakusa, foglia variegata cream-margine, fragrante. Vernalizzazione 0–14 °C necessaria.

# Neofinetia & Allies (Japanese Wind Orchids)

Small vandaceous orchids prized for their fragrance and elegant form — the fūkiran tradition is built around them.

3 acquired · 3 alive · ~€835 invested · 2 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+2	Neofinetia falcata	Großräschener Orchideen	€19	Feb 2016	alive	Seasonal
+13	Neofinetia falcata 'Akausagi' (赤兎)	Negie Orchids	€761.04	Nov 2020	alive	Seasonal	Originally $906.00 USD (Nov 2020 rate ~0.84); near blooming size with many babies; CITES + Phytosanitary + EMS shipping included; from Kiyoshige Negi, Japan
	Neofinetia falcata 'Benitengu' 紅天狗	Celandroni Orchidee	€55	May 2025	alive	Seasonal

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€27 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+6	Neostylis Lou Sneary	Celandroni Orchidee	€27.27	Nov 2023	alive	Fog shelves	Neofinetia falcata x Rhynchostylis coelestis var coerulea

2 acquired · 1 alive · 1 lost · ~€89 invested

# Holcoglossum

4 acquired · 3 alive · 1 lost · ~€55 invested · 2 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Holcoglossum quasispinifolium	Nardotto e Capello			lost	Terrarium
+4	Holcoglossum amesianum	Claessen Orchids & Plants	€17.95	Nov 2023	alive	Terrarium	9cm
	Holcoglossum flavescens	Celandroni Orchidee	€22.72	Nov 2023	alive	Terrarium
	Holcoglossum tsii	Orchids & more	€14	Apr 2024	alive	Terrarium	Size (B)

# Vanda

4 acquired · 2 alive · 2 lost · ~€88 invested · 3 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Vanda 'Chocolate Brown'	From growlist (May 2020)	See notes		lost	Fog shelves	Vendor/date unknown
+1	Vanda coerulescens	Currlin Orchideen	€13.08	Dec 2021	lost	Fog shelves
+1	Vanda coerulescens	Celandroni Orchidee	€55	May 2025	alive	Fog shelves
	Vanda nana	Claessen Orchids & Plants	€19.95	Nov 2023	alive	Fog shelves

# Phalaenopsis species

Species-form Phalaenopsis — all miniatures, very different from commercial hybrids.

10 acquired · 9 alive · 1 lost · ~€213 invested · 2 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Phalaenopsis braceana	Großräschener Orchideen	€18	Jul 2017	lost	Fog shelves	Vendor/date unknown
+9	Phalaenopsis finleyi	Celandroni Orchidee	€27.27	Dec 2021	alive	Fog shelves
	Phalaenopsis gibbosa	Celandroni Orchidee	€22.73	Dec 2021	alive	Fog shelves
	Phalaenopsis honghenensis	Celandroni Orchidee	€25.45	Apr 2026	alive	Fog shelves	Botanical species, Yunnan (Honghe)
	Phalaenopsis lobbii	unknown			alive	Fog shelves
	Phalaenopsis lowii	Celandroni Orchidee	€22.73	Dec 2021	alive	Fog shelves
	Phalaenopsis malipoensis	Celandroni Orchidee	€27.27	Apr 2026	alive	Fog shelves	Botanical species, Vietnam/S China
	Phalaenopsis parishii	Großräschener Orchideen	€15	Jul 2017	alive	Fog shelves	Vendor/date unknown
	Phalaenopsis stobartiana	Claessen Orchids	€32.65	Apr 2026	alive	Fog shelves
	Phalaenopsis wilsonii	Celandroni Orchidee	€22	Jan 2018	alive	Fog shelves

# Southeast Asian species

Mounted miniatures and oddities from the Indo-Malayan region.

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€26 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Gastrochilus japonicus	Varesina Orchidee	€26	Jun 2023	alive	Indoors	Zattera (mounted)

2 acquired · 1 alive · 1 lost · ~€30 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Chiloschista lunifera	Orchids & more	€16	Oct 2024	lost	Terrarium	Size (B)
	Chiloschista himalaica	Orchids & more	€14	Oct 2024	alive	Terrarium	Size (B)

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€12 invested

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€18 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+4	Schoenorchis pachyacris	Großräschener Orchideen	€18	Jul 2017	alive	Terrarium	Vendor/date unknown

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€17 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+3	Ceratochilus biglandulosus	Großräschener Orchideen	€17	Apr 2024	alive	Terrarium

1 acquired · 1 lost · ~€32 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+2	Seidenfadenia mitrata	Celandroni Orchidee	€31.82	Dec 2021	lost	Indoors

1 acquired · 1 lost · ~€12 invested

1 acquired · 1 lost · ~€35 invested

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€13 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+2	Haraella retrocalla	Großräschener Orchideen	€13	Feb 2016	alive		purchased as Haraella odorata (synonym); Großräschener Orchideen

# Pleurothallidinae & Neotropical orchids

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€24 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+3	Platystele baqueroi	Ecuagenera Europe	€24.26	Apr 2024	alive	Terrarium	€75 voucher applied from order #10346

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€15 invested

2 acquired · 2 alive · ~€22 invested · 2 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+4	Lepanthopsis astrophora	Varesina Orchidee	€22	Jun 2023	alive	Terrarium	Vaso (potted)
+4	Lepanthopsis astrophora	Ecuagenera.com			alive	Terrarium	Originally labeled Stelis sp. by vendor; re-identified as Lepanthopsis astrophora

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€12 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+2	Comparettia falcata	Orchids & more	€12	Oct 2024	alive	Terrarium	Size (J1)

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€12 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+3	Macroclinium manabinum	Orchids & more	€12	Apr 2024	alive	Terrarium	Size (B)

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€15 invested

1 acquired · 1 lost · ~€30 invested

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€12 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
+1	Oerstedella centradenia	Orchids & more	€12	Apr 2024	alive	Terrarium	Size (B)

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€14 invested

1 acquired · 1 lost · ~€28 invested

1 acquired · 1 lost · ~€15 invested

# Other genera

2 acquired · 1 alive · 1 lost · ~€46 invested · 2 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Oncidium eurycline	Orchideria di Morosolo	€24	May 2023	lost	Balcony	Su zattera Grande (mounted, large)
+1	Oncidium cheirophorum	Varesina Orchidee	€22	Jun 2023	alive	Terrarium	Zattera (mounted)

1 acquired · 1 alive · ~€15 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Tolumnia hawkesiana	Orchideria di Morosolo	€15	May 2023	alive	Indoors	Su zattera (mounted)

2 acquired · 2 alive · ~€14 invested · 2 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Maxillaria sophronitis	Orchids & more	€14	Oct 2024	alive	Terrarium	Size (B)
+3	Maxillaria tenuifolia				alive	Balcony	Fiori profumo di cocco

2 acquired · 1 alive · 1 lost · ~€27 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Mediocalcar bifolium	Großräschener Orchideen	€15	Nov 2022	lost	Terrarium	Mounted when available
+2	Mediocalcar decoratum	Großräschener Orchideen	€11.95	Nov 2023	alive	Terrarium

2 acquired · 1 alive · 1 lost · ~€50 invested

2 acquired · 1 alive · 1 lost · ~€42 invested · 1 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Angraecum viguieri	Celandroni Orchidee	€25	Jun 2022	lost	Fog shelves
	Angraecum didieri	Großräschener Orchideen	€17	Dec 2016	alive	Fog shelves	Vendor/date unknown

3 acquired · 2 alive · 1 lost · ~€42 invested · 2 photographed

	Taxon	Source	Price	Acquired	Status	Where	Notes
	Bulbophyllum moniliforme	Celandroni Orchidee	€27.27	Jun 2022	lost	Indoors
+1	Bulbophyllum makoyanum				alive	Fog shelves	Gift; name unverified
+1	Bulbophyllum thiurum	Großräschener Orchideen	€14.95	Jul 2017	alive	Indoors

# Orchid vendors

Major sources for the orchid collection:

• Celandroni Orchidee (Italy) — vandaceous specialists
• Claessen Orchids & Plants (Netherlands) — quality specimens
• Currlin Orchideen (Germany) — Southeast Asian species
• Ecuagenera Europe (Netherlands / Ecuador) — Andean species
• Grossraschener Orchideen (Germany) — wide range of miniatures
• Lo Scrigno di Nebbia (Italy) — Brazilian species
• Nardotto e Capello (Italy) — assorted species
• Orchideria di Morosolo (Italy) — mounted miniatures
• Orchids & more (Germany) — miniatures, good value
• Piante Pazze (Italy) — temperate-climate Asian Cymbidium
• Varesina Orchidee (Italy) — Italian specialist

# Photos

Cymbidium goeringii 'Tian Cao'+1

1 taxa photographed in Cymbidium. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Phalaenopsis finleyi+9 Phalaenopsis lobbii

2 taxa photographed in Phalaenopsis. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Bulbophyllum makoyanum+1 Bulbophyllum thiurum+1

2 taxa photographed in Bulbophyllum. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Paphiopedilum delenatii vinicolor

1 taxa photographed in Paphiopedilum. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Neofinetia falcata+2 Neofinetia falcata 'Akausagi' (赤兎)+13

2 taxa photographed in Neofinetia. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Neostylis Lou Sneary+6

1 taxa photographed in Neostylis. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Holcoglossum amesianum+4 Holcoglossum flavescens

2 taxa photographed in Holcoglossum. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Vanda coerulescens+1 Vanda nana

2 taxa photographed in Vanda. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Oncidium cheirophorum+1 Oncidium eurycline

2 taxa photographed in Oncidium. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Maxillaria sophronitis Maxillaria tenuifolia+3

2 taxa photographed in Maxillaria. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Restrepia sanguinea+1 Restrepia vasquezii+3

2 taxa photographed in Restrepia. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Lepanthopsis astrophora+4

1 taxa photographed in Lepanthopsis. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Platystele baqueroi+3

1 taxa photographed in Platystele. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Macroclinium manabinum+3

1 taxa photographed in Macroclinium. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Leptotes bicolor+3 Leptotes unicolor

2 taxa photographed in Leptotes. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Angraecum didieri

1 taxa photographed in Angraecum. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Schoenorchis pachyacris+4

1 taxa photographed in Schoenorchis. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Chiloschista lunifera

1 taxa photographed in Chiloschista. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Seidenfadenia mitrata+2

1 taxa photographed in Seidenfadenia. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Papilionanthe teres+6

1 taxa photographed in Papilionanthe. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Mediocalcar decoratum+2

1 taxa photographed in Mediocalcar. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Comparettia falcata+2

1 taxa photographed in Comparettia. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Oerstedella centradenia+1

1 taxa photographed in Oerstedella. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Fredclarkeara After Dark

1 taxa photographed in Fredclarkeara. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Habenaria radiata

1 taxa photographed in Habenaria. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tolumnia hawkesiana

1 taxa photographed in Tolumnia. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Calopogon tuberosus

1 taxa photographed in Calopogon. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Haraella retrocalla+2

1 taxa photographed in Haraella. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

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