The orchid family is huge and most of its members are tropical, but there are some cold hardy orchids that make perfect garden specimens. Plant Delights Nursery carries an extensive selection of cold hardy orchids.
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Bletilla 'Candles in the Wind'
Item #: 15761
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Bletilla ochracea 'Oriental Gold'
Item #: 11885
Zones: 7a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Bletilla striata
Item #: 754
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Burma/Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Bletilla striata 'Albostriata'
Item #: 1859
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Eastern Asia, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Bletilla striata 'Kuchibeni'
Item #: 1860
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Burma/Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Bletilla striata 'Murasaki Shikibu'
Item #: 6948
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Burma/Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Bletilla striata 'Soryu'
Item #: 8131
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Burma/Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $36.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Bletilla striata 'White Pearl'
Item #: 10443
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Burma/Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $36.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Bletilla 'Summer Moonshine'
Item #: 15760
Zones: 7a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $40.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Bletilla 'Weaver's Pink'
Item #: 13483
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 40" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $36.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Bletilla x yokohama 'Sweet Lips'
Item #: 8927
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Calanthe discolor
Item #: 2617
Zones: 6b to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $58.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Calanthe 'Kojima Orange'
Item #: 14386
Zones: 7a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Hybrid, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $48.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Calanthe 'Kojima Violet'
Item #: 15847
Zones: 7a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $49.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Calanthe 'Kojima Yellow'
Item #: 6046
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Hybrid, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $49.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Calanthe 'Kozu Spice'
Item #: 650
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $62.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Calanthe sieboldii
Item #: 1861
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $68.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Calanthe 'Takane'
Item #: 2330
Zones: 7a to 9a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Hybrid, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $62.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Calanthe tricarinata
Item #: 1834
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $68.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Calanthe 'Yellow Lipstics'
Item #: 12108
Zones: 7a to 9a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Hybrid, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $52.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Calopogon tuberosus
Item #: 4563
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outCypripedium 'Axel'
Item #: 17334
Zones: 5a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $90.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Cypripedium 'Barry Phillips' (Frosch®)
Item #: 12041
Zones: 5a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $78.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Cypripedium 'Bernd'
Item #: 4906
Zones: 5b to 7b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $90.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Hardy Orchids
Cold Hardy orchids for temperate gardens...including Bletilla, Calanthe and Cypripedium.
You may be surprised to learn that there are hardy orchids for the outdoor landscape. The orchid family is huge, and while most of its members are tropical, there are some cold hardy orchids that make perfect garden specimens. Plant Delights Nursery carries a nice selection of cold hardy orchids for temperate gardeners. Although not quite as showy as the tropical house plant varieties, hardy orchids have the same alluring floral shape as the orchids you may have in your home.
There are easy-to-grow hardy orchids and there are difficult ones. If you are a novice hardy orchid grower, we recommend that you start with Bletilla. It has nice medium-sized flowers and is no more difficult to grow than a fern. Once you have gained some confidence and experience, try growing Calanthe or Spiranthes. These are not difficult to grow, but require a little bit more care. Once you are a hardy orchid expert, you can move on the queen of the temperate orchids, Cypripedium. This is by far the most beautiful of the hardy orchids, but it is also the hardest to grow. PDN occasionally offers other cold hardy orchids for sale like Aplectrum, Calopogon, Cremastra, Pleione, Pogonia, Tipularia and others, so if you are an orchid collector, bookmark this page and check back often.
For a more detailed look at this fascinating group, read our detailed essays on hardy orchids in our articles database: Cypripedium, Hardy Orchids in the Garden.
Check out our many blog posts about orchids.