PLANT SALES NOW CLOSED!
Cyp. Haven is a small
Iowa firm specializing primarily in Cypripedium and Calopogon species and
hybrids, with research and development into the other hardy temperate orchids.
Our founder, Carson E. Whitlow, gives
presentations on these topics, as well as on their breeding potential, judging them and on the history of blue cattleya breeding.
Normally, our full catalog/listing
appears on August 1st, with orders being accepted through September 15th. Shipping commences in mid to late October into November. Orders are accepted from when the list goes up, through September 15th. Please read the general ordering information first before ordering.
We have just added some wonderful note cards. These are described as Carol Wilson Fine Arts Orchid Mini Portfolios and are really nice. Shipping is the same as for our plants (see ordering information).
We also have available on the Internet a wide array of information on the plants in which we are interested, culture, photos, stories, blue cattleyas, cypripedium and arethusinae hybrid lists, CITES, references to additional reading sources, etc., all for your orchid pleasure.
So, please enjoy our site and hopefully, come and see us often!
P.S. We want to draw your attention to two books:
"Orchid Fever - A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy" by Eric Hansen. Please click on the title and go to his informative page.
"Orchid Territory" - a comic novel by Mary Motes! Described as "... full of humor and wicked comedy." Please click on the title for more information.