Chadwick & Son Orchids Inc

Chadwick & Son Orchids Inc Virginia's largest retail orchid nursery! www.chadwickorchids.com Founded in 1989, Chadwick’s is Virginia's largest retail orchid nursery.
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The greenhouses are located on 18 acres in rural Powhatan County with two retail stores in Richmond - 203 N Belmont Ave in the Museum District and 1125 Gaskins Rd in the West End. You will be amazed at the selection of blooming plants and we board over 13,000 orchids for clients. Our Orchid of the Month program is popular and we deliver or ship gift plants and arrangements nearly every day. We welcome your questions!

A tall growing fine semi-alba variety of the “June Wedding Flower” - C gaskelliana from Venezuela.
06/14/2026

A tall growing fine semi-alba variety of the “June Wedding Flower” - C gaskelliana from Venezuela.

From the mid nineties, it’s the coppery L tenebrosa ‘Maria Fumaca’ HCC/AOS as exhibited by Fred Shull in Oakland, CA. ...
06/13/2026

From the mid nineties, it’s the coppery L tenebrosa ‘Maria Fumaca’ HCC/AOS as exhibited by Fred Shull in Oakland, CA.

06/12/2026

“Clay Pots Breaking” - Overgrown orchids sometimes have to be removed by force from their clay pots.

Nearly all aurea varieties of L tenebrosa are derived from one jungle plant - ‘Walton Grange’ FCC/RHS 1893. Shown is the...
06/11/2026

Nearly all aurea varieties of L tenebrosa are derived from one jungle plant - ‘Walton Grange’ FCC/RHS 1893. Shown is the result of a Walton Grange sib cross, ‘Chadwick’s Sunshine’ AM/AOS.

The first awarded L tenebrosa in the United States - ‘Spectabilis’ AM/AOS in 1978 as grown by Jerry Rehfield.
06/10/2026

The first awarded L tenebrosa in the United States - ‘Spectabilis’ AM/AOS in 1978 as grown by Jerry Rehfield.

Even one flower on a B digbyana is impressive. From 1970, it’s ‘Mrs Chase’ AM/AOS with a burst of blooms. #1970
06/09/2026

Even one flower on a B digbyana is impressive. From 1970, it’s ‘Mrs Chase’ AM/AOS with a burst of blooms. #1970

One of the oldest plants in my father’s collection - C warneri ‘Ardenholm’ FCC/MNEOS (1914) (Manchester & North of Engla...
06/08/2026

One of the oldest plants in my father’s collection - C warneri ‘Ardenholm’ FCC/MNEOS (1914) (Manchester & North of England Orchid Society) that comes from the Ardenholm estate in Maghull 1895. Armacost writes in 1934, “Admittedly, the largest and darkest warneri in cultivation”. Art Sr imported the plant from Stuart Low in 1946 and it was widely used as a stud at Alberts & Merkel and Clint McDade. #1914

My mother’s 1960 watercolor painting of the historic C warneri ‘Ardenholm’ and the subject in full bloom today. ...
06/07/2026

My mother’s 1960 watercolor painting of the historic C warneri ‘Ardenholm’ and the subject in full bloom today.

An un-named, modern day L purpurata flamea with two spikes. This is peak season for the species.
06/06/2026

An un-named, modern day L purpurata flamea with two spikes. This is peak season for the species.

An un-named L tenebrosa seedling from a sib cross of awarded bronze parents, ‘Palmetto Gem’ AM/AOS and ‘Michael II’ HCC/...
06/05/2026

An un-named L tenebrosa seedling from a sib cross of awarded bronze parents, ‘Palmetto Gem’ AM/AOS and ‘Michael II’ HCC/AOS.

Address

1240 Dorset Road
Powhatan, VA
23139

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+18045987560

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