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Encinitas, California

Always
blooming.

Rare and exotic, beautifully mounted and potted — species orchids are what we do best.

62 specimens online · open by appointment

A species orchid from Andy's greenhouse Pl. 001

Shop by genus

Find your corner of the collection

A specialist's collection runs deep. Start with a genus and follow it into the catalogue.

Rare and exotic, beautifully mounted and potted — species orchids are what we do best.

7,000+ species · cultivated and bloomed in Encinitas

In the greenhouse

Inside the greenhouse

Photographs from the benches and mounts — the living collection that doesn't fit on one page.

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From the greenhouse

Andy's video series

Growing notes, mounting how-tos and tours of the collection. Full episodes live on the nursery's channel — linked here at launch.

Andy's Orchids video: Cryptopus
Cryptopus
Andy's Orchids video: Around Andy's Orchids
Around Andy's Orchids
Andy's Orchids video: Cool Plants
Cool Plants
Andy's Orchids video: On Display
On Display
Andy's Orchids video: From My Collection
From My Collection
Andy's Orchids video: Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems

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One of a kind. Open by appointment.

734 Ocean View Ave., Encinitas, CA 92024. Open by appointment — and during our Open Houses.

Open House · Jun 12–14 · 10am–4pm

Andy's Orchids specimen tag key — how to read a plant tag

Know your plant

How to read a specimen tag

Every plant ships with a tag recording its name, origin and how it's grown. Here's the key the nursery uses — the same language you'll see across the catalogue.

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