Cat.intermedia. Would be the most easy and also the most rewarding of all the cattleyas that we grow and sell. And should be growing in any sub tropical garden.
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Cat.forbsii Photo of plant growing on a macrocarpa tree along our road fruntage.Note the roots attaching the plant to the tree.
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L.anceps Another easy to grow plant ,in flower now.Should be growing in every Sub tropical garden In The N.Island.
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This is an easy to grow primary hybrid of Den.speciosum and Den.ruppianum.Takes the best of both parents With lots of hybrid vigor.
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Cat. loddigesii This cattleya is believed to be the most cold tolerant of all the bifoliate cattleyas.
We have it growing on our trees and it gives us a display every year. |
Dendrobium speciosum.
This photo,Was taken some years ago in Remuera and was featured on the Maggy Barry Show About Fifteen years ago. 
Always thought that this plant was too tender to grow outside in NZ.Till I saw it growing on fruit trees in Mt. Eden Since then I have seen it growing in Te Puna quarry.And have found other species of oncidium growing outside.
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Sarcochilus hartmanii
This Plant likes to grow cool It grows especially well in a shade house environment, It loves ponga. 
Dendrobium Aussie Green
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Epidendrum xanthinium
Just one of the many different reed stemmed epidendrums that can be grown in NZ .All they require is a north facing sheltered spot and will tolerate full sun. 
Bifrenaria harrisoniae
To flower well this plant well it needs to be grown hard.I saw one of these growing on a Chinese windmill palm some years ago.The old growths looked like bunches of bananas growing all over the trunk. |
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