美国 CAL兰花公司 – 家族式精品兰花苗圃

Cal-Orchid 公司（Cal Orchid, Inc.）位于美国加利福尼亚州圣巴巴拉市（Santa Barbara），由 James 与 Lauris Rose 夫妇于 1987 年创立，是一家集兰花批发、零售、国际育种与展会参展于一体的家族式精品兰花苗圃。苗圃占地 50,000 平方英尺（约 4,600 平方米），坐落在 101 高速公路旁 Orchid Drive 1251 号，紧邻太平洋海岸，凉爽的地中海气候与晨雾为各类兰花提供了理想的栽培环境。Cal-Orchid 以其品种繁多的兰花库存、持续活跃的杂交育种计划（active breeding program）以及在多个国际兰花展会上的惊艳展品而在兰界享有盛名。

近四十年的兰园传承

Cal-Orchid 的故事始于 1987 年 James 与 Lauris Rose 夫妇从父亲 Bob Rowe 与儿子 John Rowe 手中购入位于圣巴巴拉的一处大花蕙兰种植园。在此之前，Rose 夫妇早于 1970 年代初便已在毗邻的圣巴巴拉兰花庄园（Santa Barbara Orchid Estate）开启了他们的兰花职业生涯，因此这片种植园被打造成以卡特兰、蕾丽兰、齿瓣兰和石斛等多样化兰科植物为核心的专业苗圃。2025 年 1 月 2 日，James Rose 不幸辞世，圣巴巴拉国际兰花展将第 77 届展会主题献给他，以纪念其对全球兰界的深远影响，James 夫妇也曾因其蕾丽兰（Laelia anceps）育种成就获得美国兰花学会（American Orchid Society）颁发的稀有”卓越杂交奖”（Award for Excellence in Hybridizing）。

独家育种计划与庞大种子库

Cal-Orchid 在兰界之所以被视为独特的兰花来源，关键在于其近四十年来持续推进的杂交育种计划。苗圃团队频繁亲赴全球各地搜寻亲本植物，已向世界各地的实验室累计提交超过 5,000 个种荚（seed pods）用于无菌播种，并已将 500 余个无性繁殖株系（cultivars）送交分生克隆（mericlone）。育种工作的旗舰成果是被兰界称为”太平洋”（Pacific）系列的湿地石斛（reedstem Epidendrum）品系，由于 Cal-Orchid 在该系列上贡献的色域与抗逆性高度集中，被爱好者称为”Epi-Center”（石斛兰中心）。苗圃内的兰花涵盖卡特兰、蕾丽兰、新风兰（Neofinetia falcata）及其杂交后代、虾脊兰、象牙贝母兰、苞舌兰（Sobralia）以及多种非洲与马达加斯加兰科植物，其广度在美国苗圃中极为罕见。

国际展会与公开开放日

Cal-Orchid 长期活跃于国际兰花展会版图，展品足迹遍及圣巴巴拉、卡迈克尔（Carmichael）萨克拉门托兰花协会、亨廷顿图书馆（Huntington）秋季展、日本兰花大赏（Japan Grand Prix of Orchids）以及世界兰花大会（World Orchid Conference）等顶级专业活动。每逢春季圣巴巴拉国际兰花展（Santa Barbara International Orchid Show，3 月 20-22 日）期间，苗圃在 Earl Warren 展览中心（Earl Warren Showgrounds）设置三连销售展位，并同步在苗圃举办连续三天的开放日活动，贩售从试管苗到 4 寸盆栽乃至多穗大株的全尺寸蕾丽兰系列（Cattleya、Laelia anceps）。苗圃亦会按需前往加州中央海岸 5 城兰花展（5 Cities Orchid Sale and Show，尼波莫高中）等外州分会场设摊，为未能亲临圣巴巴拉的爱好者提供近距离接触展品的机会。

展品级兰花与公开定制

苗圃目前向公众开放，但采取预约制（Thursday–Saturday，9:00–16:00），访客可通过电话（805 967-1312）或电邮（calorchid@cox.net）预约。五万平方英尺的栽培空间内，兰花可按室内栽培、庭院露天种植、温带地栽或温带温室附生栽培四种场景分类陈列，尤其以温带耐寒的卡特兰、蕾丽兰以及新兴的苞舌兰（Sobralia，墨西哥至秘鲁约 120 个原生种）为亮点。苗圃另备有从新西兰南岛进口的 AAAA 顶级水苔（One Mile Moss），三公斤真空包装，是卡特兰、蝴蝶兰、Masdevallia 类与新风兰栽培的上乘介质。订单通过 FedEx Express 寄送；夏威夷与波多黎各客户需自行办理进口许可证并支付 55 美元的植物检疫证书费。

官网：http://www.calorchid.com/

Cal-Orchid, Inc. is a family-owned wholesale and retail orchid nursery located at 1251 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara, California, founded in 1987 by James and Lauris Rose. Set on 50,000 square feet of growing space one mile off US Highway 101, the nursery benefits from the cool, foggy Mediterranean climate of the Santa Barbara coast. Cal-Orchid is internationally recognized for its exceptionally diverse inventory, its long-running active breeding program, and the spectacular displays it brings to orchid shows across the United States and abroad.

Four Decades of Orchid Heritage

Cal-Orchid was established in 1987 when James and Lauris Rose purchased a former Cymbidium cut-flower ranch on Orchid Drive from father-and-son team Bob and John Rowe. The Roses had previously honed their commercial orchid skills at the neighboring Santa Barbara Orchid Estate in the early 1970s, and they converted the property into a specialty nursery built around Cattleyas, Laelias, Epidendrums and other genera. James Rose passed away on January 2, 2025; the 77th Santa Barbara International Orchid Show was dedicated to his memory. Together the couple had also received the rare American Orchid Society Award for Excellence in Hybridizing for their work with Laelia anceps, and James served on the AOS Conservation Committee as well as the organizing committee of the Japan Grand Prix of Orchids.

A Signature Breeding Program and a 5,000-Pod Library

The nursery’s reputation rests on a breeding program that has produced an unrivaled stream of new hybrids. The Roses and their team travelled the world in search of parent plants, and over the years have submitted more than 5,000 seed pods to flasking laboratories and have sent 500+ individual cultivars on for mericloning. The flagship output is the famous “Pacific” line of reedstem Epidendrums, whose concentrated color range and outdoor tolerance have earned Cal-Orchid the nickname “The Epi-Center” among enthusiasts. The collection also spans African and Malagasy orchids, Cattleya species and hybrids, Laelia anceps, Neofinetia falcata, Lycastes, Sobralia, and a wide assortment of miscellaneous genera rarely found under one roof in the United States.

Show Schedule and Open House Weekends

Cal-Orchid is a perennial exhibitor at the top orchid shows in North America and Asia, including the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show (March 20-22), the Sacramento Orchid Society show at the Carmichael Elks Lodge, the Huntington Botanical Gardens Fall Show, the Japan Grand Prix of Orchids, and World Orchid Conferences. During Santa Barbara show week the nursery hosts a three-day Open House and sets up a triple sales booth at Earl Warren Showgrounds just off the 101 freeway, offering everything from cell-pack seedlings to multi-spike specimen Laelia anceps. Cal-Orchid also travels to regional events such as the 5 Cities Orchid Sale and Show at Nipomo High School, bringing the same award-quality plants to orchid buyers in the central California coast.

Nursery Visits and Mail Order

The Santa Barbara nursery is open to the public by appointment from Thursday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; visits are arranged by phone at 805-967-1312 or by email at calorchid@cox.net. Inside the 50,000-square-foot growing range, plants are grouped by recommended growing conditions — indoor windowsills, outdoor garden beds, frost-tolerant yards, or warm greenhouse epiphyte mounts — with a particularly strong focus on temperature-tolerant Cattleyas, Laelias and the bamboo-like Sobralias from Mexico to Peru. Cal-Orchid also retails AAAA-grade New Zealand sphagnum moss (One Mile Moss) in 3 kg bags, and ships retail orders via FedEx Express. Hawaii and Puerto Rico customers must supply an import permit and pay a US$55 Phytosanitary Certificate fee per shipment.