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Official page of Chadwick & Son Orchids, Inc. Founded in 1989, the company has twelve greenhouses in Powhatan and two retail stores in Richmond, VA.

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The newly awarded C guttata ‘Chadwick’ AM/AOS selected from a sibling cross by Hausermann Orchids. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #guttata @orchidsbyhausermann #seedgrown #sibling by @chadwick_orchids

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An early eighties concolor yellow from Lenette Greenhouses of Kannapolis, NC - Blc Kure Beach ‘Lenette’s #2’ AM/AOS (Fortune x Iliad). #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #kurebeach #lenettegreenhouses by @chadwick_orchids

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One of the oldest plants in my father’s collection is this early remake of Lc Callistoglossa ‘Low’ AM/AOS (L purpurata x C warscewiczii) from 1882 as bred by Veitch and recently awarded. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #callistoglossa #1882 #veitch by @chadwick_orchids

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These old bowringiana hybrids can take up some space - C Porcia ‘Cannizarro’ FCC/AOS (Armstrongiae x bowringiana) from 1927 as bred by Alexander of Westonbirt estate. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #porcia #alexander #westonbirt @the_rhs by @chadwick_orchids

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One of my father’s passions was remaking the primary hybrids, particularly those that hadn’t been seen in a century - Lc Ophir (L xanthina x C dowiana) from 1901. Shown is ‘Emily’. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #ophir #1901 #veitch by @chadwick_orchids

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In 1906, Cattleya jenmanii was the last of the large flowered species described. In the United States, it blooms in the fall and is often mistaken for C labiata. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #jenmanii #1906 #labiata by @chadwick_orchids

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It’s nice to see the primary hybrids get recognized - C Dubiosa ‘Kensington’ HCC/AOS (harrisoniana x trianaei) from 1890. This plant came from Kensington Orchids via Ed Merkle. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #dubiosa #kensingtonorchids #edmerkle @mid_atlantic_aos by @chadwick_orchids

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An un-named C maxima coerulea, perfectly happy in that little 4” pot. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #maxima #ecuador #underpotted by @chadwick_orchids

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Nearly 50 years after its introduction, Lc Roy Haussermann (J A Carbone x Arlene Marie) finally gets recognized. Introducing ‘Chadwick’ HCC/AOS, courtesy of the Mid Atlantic Judging Center. Note the old German spelling. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #royhaussermann @orchidsbyhausermann #1978 #corsage @mid_atlantic_aos by @chadwick_orchids

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It’s hard to imagine a more vigorous white than the 1952 C General Patton ‘Lines’ AM/AOS (Bow Bells x Barbara Billingsley) from Rivermont which is made up of only three species - mossiae, trianaei and gaskelliana. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #generalpatton #rivermontorchids #linesorchids by @chadwick_orchids

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From 1946, it’s Lc Oliver Lines ‘Sargon’ (Princess Margaret x Sargon) as bred by Patterson. The hybrid honors the legendary breeder, grower and co-founder of Lines Orchids. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #oliverlines #linesorchids #pattersonorchids by @chadwick_orchids

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Enormous flowers on this late seventies purple - Lc Moonwind ‘Rehearsal Dinner’ (Nerissa x Elizabeth Off) as bred by Off & Sons (now Waldor) and registered by Rod McLellan. #cattleya #cattleyaoftheday #moonwind #rehearsaldinner #rodmclellan @waldororchids by @chadwick_orchids

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