Orchidom

Orchids Dominicana, S.A.

Orchidom Puerto Rico, Inc.

At Orchidom today, there are more than three million orchids under cultivation, flowing from a laboratory that is currently producing 800,000 plants per year. The production of the laboratory flows to 150 greenhouses containing more than a half million square feet under roof.

Orchidom is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its founding this year. At its launch in 1996 there were no orchids and no greenhouses, only an orchid laboratory and a business plan dedicated to the production of top-quality orchids to meet the needs of commercial orchid growers and wholesalers in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America. The company's founders and senior managers have decades-long experience with greenhouse orchid culture, orchid hybridizing, commercial orchid production, and orchid sales.

Phal. Orchidom Spotted Bird

Phalaenopsis

In addition to standard whites and pinks, Phal production includes  multi-florals and all of the most popular colors.

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Phalaenopsis crosses

Typical Phalaenopsis Greenhouse

Den. Orchidom Gypsy

Dendrobiums

Dendrobium production emphasizes compact growing, multiple-spike plants with full flowers based on Den-Phal breeding.

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Dendrobium crosses

Typical Dendrobium Greenhouse

C. Orchidom Brabant

Cattleyas

Cattleya production emphasizes Mini- and Midi-Catts, while its breeding of Standard Catts strives for compact growth habit.

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Cattleya crosses

Typical Cattleya Greenhouse

Rrm. (Rdcm.) Orchidom Dancer

'Bright Dawn' AM/AOS

Oncidiums

The focus of the company's Oncidium production is on Equitants, Equitant crosses and other small-growing Oncidinae.

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Oncidium crosses

Typical Oncidium Greenhouse

Also in limited quantities

   Compact Vandas      Psychopsis

The company offers larger, more mature orchids than are generally available elsewhere, enabling its customers to achieve more rapid turn-over of their costly bench and greenhouse space.

Production Facilities

In addition to laboratory, greenhouse and administrative facilities in Santo Domingo, the company also operates production facilities in the high mountain valley agricultural center of Constanza, as well as production, sales and administrative facilities in Puerto Rico and the United States.

Above: Looking south from the Orchidom greenhouse complex, the high rise office towers and apartment buildings of Santo Domingo dominate the skyline.

Below: Looking north from about a kilometer south of the greenhouse complex, the greenhouses can be seen in the middle distance, against a mountain backdrop.

Why is Orchidom located in the Dominican Republic?

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While our superior breeding lines, our cultural practices and the skill of our greenhouse personnel are essential, nature is Orchidom's "chief grower". Clear mountain-stream water, ideal temperatures and gentle trade winds provide us with a growing environment in which chemicals and fertilizers are needed only in minimal amounts. This lowers our production costs while, at the same time, producing faster-growing and stronger orchids. It's not often that you see orchid greenhouses where lizards, birds, frogs, butterflies, and other creatures happily co-exist with the orchids.

Orchidom is People

Managers' Information

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The company's founders and principal owners have decades-long experience with greenhouse orchid culture, orchid hybridizing, commercial orchid production, and orchid sales, aggregating well over 100 years.  [much more text]

Why purchase from Orchidom?

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Nearly ideal growing conditions eliminate the need for closed greenhouses or mechanical ventilation by taking advantage of the prevailing trade winds. The labor-intensive orchid production process is supported by a favorable labor market, yielding significant cost savings that are passed on to Orchidom's customers in the form of lower prices than those offered by other producers of comparable products.

Orchidom's Specialty

More on the mature plants we offer.

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The company's specialty is the production of larger and more mature plants than are generally readily available elsewhere, including Phalaenopsis, Dendrobiums, Cattleyas, Oncidiums, Vandas and Psychopsis. In-spike Phalaenopsis plants are available year-round and in-spike/buds-formed Phalaenopsis-type Dendrobiums are available during most of the year. See the near-by link for photos of representative size plants for every genera and size category offered by Orchidom.

Orchidom's Award-winning Hybridizers and Orchid Breeding Stock

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The breeding stock used by Orchidom's hybridizers, from which the orchids presently offered for sale are descended, is the product of decades of collecting, selecting and breeding by the company's principal hybridizers. These breeding collections feature many plants that are the product of generations of breeding effort and are on the cutting edge of orchid breeding today, especially the company's Phalaenopsis, its compact-growing Dendrobiums, mostly the larger-flowered Phalaenopsis-types, its smaller-growing Oncidinae, and its Mini- and Midi-Cattleyas. The company's principal hybridizers are active participants in the American Orchid Society's Orchid Judging Program, and plants from their breeding collections have been recognized by the AOS with more than 300 flower quality and cultural awards.

Orchidom Supports its Local Community

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Import requirements of destination countries

More on the re-potting of orchids received from Orchidom.

As a general matter, the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture require that orchids imported into the United States be shipped bareroot. However, the regulations make an exception for plants growing on coconut husks, out-of-pot but with the rootball undisturbed. Regulations vary from country to country in the Caribbean and Latin America, but most countries are less restrictive than the U.S. The company ships Phalaenopsis bareroot, including in-spike Phals, year-round. While some Dendrobiums are shipped bareroot, most are shipped out-of-pot but with the rootball intact, growing on chunks of coconut, enabling plants to be shipped in-spike. Oncidiums and Cattleyas have typically been shipped bareroot, but increasing numbers of plants are now being grown on coconut chunks to enable their shipment in-spike or in-bud. 

Shipping to the United States

Additional United States sales information.

Shipments to the United States are by air freight, a two hour flight from Santo Domingo to Miami, which is the port-of-entry for Orchidom plants. All export/import documentation and processing, as well as Customs and USDA inspections in Miami, are arranged by Orchidom. Orchidom's customs broker delivers each customer's shipment to his designated freight carrier for the delivery from Miami to the customer's greenhouses. Both minimum purchase restrictions and quantity discounts apply.

Shipping to the Caribbean and Latin America

Additional Caribbean and Latin American Sales Information.

The regulations governing the import of orchids vary from country to country, as do freight charges from Santo Domingo. Therefore, shipments to Caribbean and Latin American destinations are invoiced FOB Santo Domingo. Orchidom's Sales Division is familiar with the customs rules and import regulations for many Caribbean and Latin American destinations and can assist customers with the completion of formalities. Both minimum purchase restrictions and quantity discounts apply.

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