DEERWOOD ORCHIDS

At Deerwood Orchids we specialize in breeding Paphiopedilum orchids, concentrating mainly on compact and miniature hybrids and species... Our ultimate goal is to produce Paphs that form multigrowth plants in 3-4 inch pots and have traditional round, complex flowers similar to standard complex Paphs. We breed other types of Paphs when the opportunity presents itself, and also sell seedlings of other genera that we raise from purchased flasks or compots... Julie and I have been growing orchids since the 1980's, but didn't really get bitten by the orchid bug until 1999. That's when we purchased an assortment of orchids, including our first Paphiopedilum, at the Orchid Society of Minnesota plant sale. That first Paph captivated me and sent me down the road of specializing in Paphs, while Julie's interests took on a wider range of genera. By 2001, I was already toying with the idea of hybridizing, and started by purchasing compots and then flasks so that I could learn how to grow..