Where can i buy an eulophia euglossa?

[Adrianna]

Hello,

Yesterday i saw a picture of a wonderful Eulophia euglossa, but i have been looking on internet and ...i can not find the orchid.

Thanks

Adri

[Bud]

Maybe because it is hard to grow it.
According to wikipedia:
"Some species, such as Eulophia euglossa, have adapted to very arid environments and are among the few orchids to have truly evolved desert living species. In the frost-free, semi-arid areas of Southern California, many Eulophia species, such as E. macra, E. petersii, E. plantaginea, and E. speciosa, can be grown outdoors year-round in well-drained pots with cactus/succulent potting mix (although E. speciosa prefers being grown in pure white sand), as long as they are given ample light through the winter and a drier winter resting period. Warmer growers, such as E. pulchra, E. keithii, and possibly even the extremely rare and difficult E. cucullata (the foxglove orchid), can probably be grown outdoors in the warmer areas of Florida and Hawaii, also"
-maybe that is the main reason why only a few will grow it indoors on greenhouses much less sell it...
good luck in finding your plant...

[Tsuchibuta]

I got mine from a nursery in Indiana that went out of business about 4 years ago. Very sad. They were the only ones I had ever seen for sale, and I haven't ran across any other vendor that carries them now.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Actually Eulophia euglossa should be a rather easy species to grow...

They're probably not popular in cultivation due to the fact that their flowers are not very showy - (they're smallish and mostly green with a little bit of brown, w/ a white lip and a small swath of violet on the lip).

I can't help you with where to find Eulophia euglossa in Europe, but should you be able to locate one, I may be able to help you out with how to grow it.