Orchid Types

The smallest orchid is a species with flowers only a few millimeters wide. Some measure smaller than a

Never dig or pick a single magenta pink flower found on a bare stem in a bog in

Look at the base of your orchid to sort it in seconds. New growth beside old growth on

A swan orchid is any orchid in the genus Cycnoches. It is named for the long arched column

A Phalaenopsis sits three feet from a north facing window. Its leaves stay dark green and thick. It

A grower checks the bottom of a wooden basket and finds a fat bud pushing through the slats.

Long leaves on an orchid often get blamed on stretching toward light. That happens sometimes, but leaf length

Plant tags at nurseries still read Odontoglossum, but taxonomists reclassified most of the genus back in 2008. Growers

1,000 to 1,500 foot candles is the standard light range for phalaenopsis. A variegated orchid usually needs the

A habenaria orchid tuber can rot within a week if you water it during winter dormancy. That single