The best of summer blooming orchids!
Visit our local orchid nurseries located at 1250 (SBOE) and 1251 (Cal-Orchid) Orchid Drive in Santa Barbara!
Santa Barbara Orchid Estate Summer Open House
The colorful Cattleyas from southern Brazil should be putting on a quite a colorful display. Some Encyclias and Renantheras may still be in bloom.
Friday July 19, 2024, 8am-4pm
Saturday July 20, 2024, 8am-4pm
Sunday July 21, 2024, 9am-3pm
Cal-Orchid Summer Hummer Sale
Everyone looks forward to a party, WITH ORCHIDS, and we kick off summer with a doozie. Cal-Orchid has been madly potting all spring in preparation for summer growth and the sale.
Our foreign vendors look forward to a Santa Barbara weekend.
TOKYO ORCHID NURSERY This is a very unique chance to explore a collection of world class paphs and cattleya species. Don’t miss out.
SUWADA ORCHIDS Munekazu Ejiri has been a friend of ours for decades. He is perhaps the best breeder of Cattleyas in the world today and the President of the very prestigious Japan Orchid Growers Association. His catalogue is an invaluable tool for shopping.
AFRI ORCHIDS Lourens will join us from South Africa. We are so proud of how he and his wife, Jolisa, have built a solid nursery and worldwide following. Don’t miss this opportunity to find something truly special, shipped all the way from South Africa. That is an accomplishment in its own right!!
2024 Fūkiran Exhibition and Judging
The Fūkiran SOA is pleased to announce the 14th annual Fūkiran Exhibition and Judging to be held on Saturday, July 20th at Cal-Orchid. There will be many plants entered for judging, including both flowering and non-flowering plants. Five top Fūkiran will be awarded trophies. There will also be the Negi Trophy. This year the award will be presented by Negi san himself!! He will be attending the show for the first time, coming from Japan.
Along with judging there will be several lectures on Fūkiran. Vendors will have many wonderful Fūkiran for sale!
The event will run from 11am to 1:30pm, with judging at 1:30pm.
10:30-11am Entries for judging should be registered at the registration desk
11am Lecture 1
12pm Lecture 2
1-1:15pm Judging begins
1:15-1:30pm Judging results