The 2025 Rare Plant Festival
The 2025 Rare Plant Festival will be at the Fair Expo Center in Miami-Dade. Check out more details and get tickets at a discount when you visit the website.
The 2024 Rare Plant Festival
The 2024 Rare Plant Festival at the Miami Dade County Fruit and Spice Park in Redland, Florida will bring together scores of national and international plant and orchid growers plus awesome food trucks and more in a relaxing location October 18-20, 2024. Tickets and more info at RarePlantFestival.com
Rare Plant Festival
Join us at the Rare Plant Festival October 20-22, 2023 at the Fruit and Spice Park! There will be lots of orchids and other rare plants. Tickets and more info by clicking here.
2021 Tamiami International Orchid Festival
The 2021 Tamiami International Orchid Festival will be held October 1-3, 2021 outdoors at the Fruit and Spice Park in Redland. We look forward to seeing you then. More information to follow.
Redland Winter Open House 2020
Our Winter Open House is March 20-22, 2020!
Raffles, free classes, and lots of amazing plants on sale!
More details to follow including class schedule.
Redland Fall Open House 2019
The Redland Professional Growers, the hosts of the Redland International Orchid Festival, hold their semi-annual open house, featuring sales, free classes, and raffles.
Join us!
Friday November 8, Saturday Nov. 9, and Sunday Nov. 10
9am to 5 pm all three days
Free classes at Motes Orchids!
Saturday 10:30am VANDAS
Sunday 1 pm Introduction to Orchid Growing
Summer Saturday One Day Sale!
Join us for our Summer Saturday One Day Sale August 31, 2019 10 to 4.
More details to come.
Redland International Orchid Festival
Along with winter's Tamiami International Orchid Festival, the Redland International Orchid Festival is one of the two biggest orchid events in the United States held on an annual basis. Featuring close to seventy growers and allied vendors offering every type of orchid under the sun, the orchid festival, founded by Dr. Motes and colleagues twenty years ago, is one of the two can't-miss orchid events of the year.
Located at the Fruit and Spice Park.
Motes Orchids hosts this event and will be present.
Redland Winter Open House 2019
The Redland Professional Growers, the hosts of the Redland International Orchid Festival, hold their semi-annual open house, featuring sales, free classes, and raffles.
Join us!
Friday February 15, Saturday Feb. 16, and Sunday Feb. 17
9am to 5 pm all three days
Class Schedule coming soon. Order plants for pickup with code OPENHOUSE and save on shipping when you pick up at the nursery during the open house..
Motes Orchids One Day Sunday Super Sale
Come to the nursery Sunday August 12 from 10 am to 5pm for our one day super summer sale!
Free class on growing vandas at 11am taught by Dr. Motes. Bring your questions for him!
Redland International Orchid Festival
Along with winter's Tamiami International Orchid Festival, the Redland International Orchid Festival is one of the two biggest orchid events in the United States held on an annual basis. Featuring close to seventy growers and allied vendors offering every type of orchid under the sun, the orchid festival, founded by Dr. Motes and colleagues twenty years ago, has become one of the can't-miss orchid events of the year.
Located at the Fruit and Spice Park.
Motes Orchids hosts this event and will be present.
Redland Spring Open House 2018
Join us this weekend!
Friday February 16, Saturday Feb. 17, and Sunday Feb. 18
9am to 5 pm all three days
Carib Plants: 26505 SW 203 Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Motes Orchids: 25000 S.W. 162 Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Soroa Orchids: 25750 SW 177 Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Whimsy Orchids: 18755 SW 248 Street, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Free classes every day + Free raffles when you visit three nurseries
Class Schedule
Friday
10:30 am Growing Tolumnias at Whimsy Orchids
1:00 pm Growing Dendrobiums at Motes Orchids
3:00 pm Q&A session at all four nurseries
Saturday
10:30 am Growing Dendrobium anosumum at Carib Plants
1:00 pm Repotting and Mounting Orchids at Soroa Orchids
3:00 pm Growing Cattleyas at Whimsy Orchids
Sunday
10:30 am Growing Vandas at Motes Orchids
1:00 pm Growing Phalaenopsis at Carib Orchids
3:00 pm Growing Cattleyas at Soroa Orchids
Redland Fall Open House
Friday November 10, Saturday Nov. 11, and Sunday Nov. 12
9am to 5 pm all three days
Carib Plants: 26505 SW 203 Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Motes Orchids: 25000 S.W. 162 Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Soroa Orchids: 25750 SW 177 Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Whimsy Orchids: 18755 SW 248 Street, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Free classes every day + Free raffles when you visit three nurseries
Class Schedule
Friday
10:30 am Growing Phalaenopsis at Motes Orchids
1:00 pm Psychopsis at Caribe Plants
3:00 pm Q&A session at all four nurseries
Saturday
10:30 am Orchids: A Survival Guide at Carib Plants
1:00 pm Growing Cattleyas at Whimsy Orchids
3:00 pm Growing Vandas in South Florida at Motes Orchids
Sunday
10:30 am Growing Phalaenopsis at Caribe Plants
1:00 pm Repotting Orchids at Soroa Orchids
3:00 pm Growing Tolumnias at Whimsy Orchids
Landscaping with Orchids
Landscaping with Orchids at Motes Orchids
Class at 11 am on May 28 (Sunday)
Nursery will be open from 10 am to 4pm on Sunday.
Learn how to use orchids in your landscaping.
Redland Spring Open House
Join us this weekend!
Friday February 17, Saturday Feb. 18, and Sunday Feb. 19
9am to 5 pm all three days
Carib Plants: 26505 SW 203 Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Motes Orchids: 25000 S.W. 162 Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Soroa Orchids: 25750 SW 177 Ave, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Whimsy Orchids: 18755 SW 248 Street, Homestead (Redland), FL 33031
Free classes every day + Free raffles when you visit three nurseries
Class Schedule
Friday
10:30 am Growing Tolumnias at Whimsy Orchids
1:00 pm Landscaping with Orchids at Motes Orchids
3:00 pm Q&A session at all four nurseries
Saturday
10:30 am Growing Phalaenopsis at Carib Plants
1:00 pm Repotting Orchids at Soroa Orchids
3:00 pm Growing Cattleyas at Whimsy Orchids
Sunday
10:30 am Orchid Disease and Pest Control at Motes Orchids
1:00 pm Growing Dendrobium Anosmum
3:00 pm Landscaping with Orchids at Soroa Orchids
2017 Tamiami International Orchid Festival
The "biggest winter orchid event in the United States." -- The Boston Globe Over fifty national and international orchid growers, beautiful exhibits, American Orchid Society judging, awards, prizes, free classes.
In its 15th year, the Tamiami International Orchid Festival is now not just Miami's premier orchid show but an internationally recognized orchid show, drawing visitors from around the world.
Hosted and organized by Motes Orchids.
For all of the details, including a list of vendors, classes, ways to participate, and more, visit: the Tamiami International Orchid Festival website.
Redland Open House
A weekend of Orchid Sales and Free Classes at the Redland Professional Orchid Growers Association member nurseries (the people who bring you the Redland International Orchid Festival).
The Free classes at Motes Orchids will be:
Growing Dendrobiums at 10:30 am on Friday
and
Growing Phalaenopsis at 3:00 pm on Saturday.
We look forward to seeing you at the nursery!
Malvern International Orchid Show
One of the best shows in the UK, this will be the best opportunity for our UK and EU fans to get our award winning hybrids. Pre-order information will be available shortly.
Free Class: Orchid Disease and Pest Control in S. Florida
Orchid Disease and Pest Control in South Florida taught by Dr. Motes.
This class is free and will be held at the nursery. Learn all about orchid disease and pest control from renowned orchid expert Martin Motes at our nursery.
Free Class: Growing Vandas
Growing Vandas taught by Dr. Motes.
This class is free and will be held at the nursery. Learn all about growing our favorite orchid, the Vanda, from renowned orchid expert Martin Motes.
Redland International Orchid Festival
Along with winter's Tamiami International Orchid Festival, the Redland International Orchid Festival is one of the two biggest orchid events in the United States held on an annual basis. Featuring close to seventy growers and allied vendors offering every type of orchid under the sun, the orchid festival, founded by Dr. Motes and colleagues twenty years ago, has become one of the can't-miss orchid events of the year.
Located at the Fruit and Spice Park.
Motes Orchids hosts this event and will be present.
Growing Dendrobiums in South Florida
Free class on growing dendrobiums at Motes Orchids taught by Dr. Motes.
Naples Orchid Show
Join the Naples Orchid Society for their 2016 orchid show, themed A Rainbow of Orchids.
Motes Orchids will not be present.
Fort Lauderdale Orchid Show
Check out the beautiful displays at the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Show. Motes Orchids will not be present.
Class: Growing Cattleyas
Growing Cattleyas taught by Dr. Motes.
This class is free and will be held at the nursery. Learn all about growing the iconic cattleya orchid from renowned orchid expert Martin Motes.
Deerfield Beach Orchid Show (Motes Orchids not present)
A great opportunity to see thousands of orchid plants on display and for sale. Orchid related items.
For more information, contact vincedic@att.net