Of all the many genera of orchids (over 500), one 
of the finest and fast becoming most popular is the 
VANDA. A few of the more worthwhile we will list, 
briefly describe and also list a few hybrids that we 
have in 2” fernwood cubes. These hybrids should 
flower in 3 to 5 years and have 2 or 3 sprays each 
year; in fact some are virtually always in flower. 
VANDA SANDERIANA is the “king” of them all. It 
grows from one to three feet tall, with leaves from 12 to 15 
inches long, and has seven to 15 flowers to the spike. The 
flowers are large, nearly 5” across, and almost flat. The 
upper sepal is a soft rose suffused with white; the lower two 
are larger and are a tawny-yellow, crossed and recrossed with 
prominent sanguineous-red veins. The petals are smaller 
than the sepals and are colored like the upper sepal but with 
a tawny-red blotch near the base. The lip is comparatively 
small but remarkable in structure. The basal half is concave, 
not spurred, and is a dull tawny-yellow streaked with red; 
the front part is bluntly cordate, recurved apically, colored 
chocolate-purple, with three prominent ridges. (Description 
taken from Sander’s Orchid Guide.) It blooms late summer 
and winter. Although the plant has been actively collected 
recently in the jungles of Cotabato Province of Mindanao in 
the Philippines, it is still very scarce. From $20.00 sp. 
VANDA COERULEA grows on an erect stem up to 
four feet tall. It is truly the most magnificent of them all. 
The flowers range in color from white to deep blue and are 
three to four inches across, with six or more flowers on the 
spike. We grow ours near the glass, and feed by using 
well-rotted chicken manure. We also keep them somewhat 
drier in winter. From $5.00 bare root. 
VANDA LUZONICA resembles V. suavis and V. tri- 
color in habit, although the roots are somewhat larger. 
There are usually up to 12 flowers to the spike, each flower 
measuring up to 3” across. They are very lovely, being pure 
white with crimson dots on the tips of the petals and minute 
ted dots on the sepals. The lip is almost entirely crimson. 
VANDA SUAVIS is a fine species. It grows up to five 
feet tall, with leaves from 12 to 15 inches long. It has six 
to 14 flowers to the spike and the flowers measure two to 
three inches across and are fragrant. The sepals and petals 
are white, spotted and barred with purple, with a purplish 
suffusion. The lip is rose-purple. V. suavis is often taken 
for V. tricolor, which resembles this orchid and may be a 
form of V. suavis. The plants respond to feeding and should 
be splashed with water on bright, warm days. From $5.00 up. 
Almost monthly we receive importations from Hawaii 
and the Far East, where the rare and fine DENDROBIUMS 
and VANDAS originate. 
