by Team RF | Feb 14, 2020 | Latest News
On Friday, Feb. 21, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will be launching a new series of first class forever stamps, “Wild Orchids”, at the AOS Library at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida. The ceremony is at 11am, and after the... 
by Team RF | Feb 7, 2020 | Latest News
We were honored to receive two flower-quality awards at the January meeting of the West Palm Beach Judging Center. Judges recognized Vanda Christa Collins ‘Starburst Beauty’ AM/AOS, and Rhynchostylis gigantea ‘Crownfox Confetti’ FCC/AOS. The First Class Cerftificate... 
by Team RF | Nov 20, 2019 | Latest News
We already have a page for “consumer education”, where we cover topics like “monkey” orchids, “blue” orchids, “black” orchids, “ice” orchids and more, but it was getting long so we decided to add new material here instead. We’ll cover different topics on... 
by Team RF | Nov 20, 2019 | Latest News
“Monkey” Orchid So, we get a lot of calls and emails asking if we have “the monkey orchid”. The short answer is no, we do not. But we get enough inquiries about this that we think a little consumer education is in order. There are two different orchid species with the... 
by Team RF | Nov 8, 2019 | Latest News
We are humbled to receive the 2018 Roy T. Fukumura Award from the American Orchid Society, for our Aerdv. Somsri Sunlight ‘Golden Sands’ AM/AOS. This award is given “to the grower of the orchid plant, either species or hybrid, as the most outstanding example of the... 
by Team RF | Sep 27, 2019 | Latest News
We have a page of fax (“FAQS”) here on the site, mostly about ordering and that sort of thing, but we also field a lot of inquiries about orchid lore (mostly orchid myths, to be honest). We’ve put together some answers to these inquiries and they’re here, in our pages... 
by Team RF | Sep 13, 2019 | Latest News
We have a magnificent new orchid in the garden, right in front of the house. This is a gigantic specimen of Grammatophyllum speciosum, a native of Southeast Asia. The plant is absolutely huge, as you can see in the image. This species is sometimes referred to as “the... 
by Team RF | Sep 11, 2019 | Latest News
We are absolutely thrilled to announce another AOS Award of Quality (AQ/AOS) to one of our hybrids. Last month, judges at the West Palm Beach Judging Center granted this very prestigious honor to our cross Vanda Barbara Walker. At the same meeting, six individual... 
by Team RF | Jul 26, 2019 | Latest News
Our weekend garden tours have always been “weather permitting”, which generally means we don’t do them if it’s raining. Well, we’ve decided that the heat index is a “weather” issue, too, and in excessive heat conditions, it simply isn’t wise or safe to be walking... 
by Team RF | Jul 19, 2019 | Latest News
We do love our critters, so we thought we’d share this image of the newest member of the furry family. Just a few weeks ago, Athena, one of our Rottweilers, gave birth to little Loretta. Bob’s holding her, Papi Thor is on the left and proud Mama Athena is on the... 
by Team RF | Nov 17, 2018 | Latest News, private
Folks often ask us about the history of the nursery, the stories about people, events, places that figure prominently in our journey. There are plenty of them (Bob’s family history just in Homestead goes back more than 100 years!), so we thought we’d share some of... 
by Team RF | Nov 9, 2018 | Latest News
At their annual Fall meeting, Trustees of the American Orchid Society announce the recipients of the AOS’s special awards for the previous calendar year. We were honored this year to receive four of those prestigious awards. Our heartfelt thanks to Tom Kuligowski for... 
by Team RF | Oct 31, 2018 | Latest News, private
Folks often ask us about the history of the nursery, the stories about people, events, places that figure prominently in our journey. There are plenty of them (Bob’s family history just in Homestead goes back more than 100 years!), so we thought we’d share some of... 
by Team RF | Oct 15, 2018 | Latest News
RF Orchids & Flowers welcomes you! Our full-service flower shop at the Ocean Reef Club will be open 6 days a week, starting October 15 through April, 2019. Hours are Monday – Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Michael, Elsa, Adela, Rebecca and the rest of the RF... 
by Team RF | Sep 27, 2018 | Latest News, private
Folks often ask us about the history of the nursery, the stories about people, events, places that figure prominently in our journey. There are plenty of them (Bob’s family history just in Homestead goes back more than 100 years!), so we thought we’d share some of... 
by Team RF | Aug 29, 2018 | Latest News, private
Folks often ask us about the history of the nursery, the stories about people, events, places that figure prominently in our journey. There are plenty of them (Bob’s family history just in Homestead goes back more than 100 years!), so we thought we’d share some of... by Team RF | May 14, 2018 | Latest News
It’s that time of the year again! We hope you’ll make some time to visit the nursery while you’re in the area, we’re just a few minutes away from the Fruit and Spice Park (see the map below; zoom out for detail). We have a huge selection of fine orchids here – vastly... by Team RF | Sep 4, 2015 | R.F. Tours
Stay tuned for announcements about exciting tours coming up! We’re working on several terrific adventures for next year. Reminder, to get the details first, please sign up for our tour information mailing list (sign-up form is here on the right side of the... by Team RF | Nov 19, 2014 | Latest News, video
New Video of R.F. Orchids! Got two minutes? Check out this terrific new video of the nursery and garden. We do hope you can visit when you’re in South Florida, but this is the next best thing to being here! Now Showing That new video includes some views of the garden... 
by Team RF | Nov 25, 2012 | Latest News, private
Our expanded, remodeled flower shop at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo opened for business on Friday, Nov. 23. We have more space, more gorgeous gifts and home décor items, and of course our deluxe, custom floral services for any occasion or event from the Upper Keys to... 