Orchid Types

A schomburgkia orchid is a giant, ant sheltering epiphyte from Central America and the Caribbean. It has hollow

Orchid mycorrhizal fungi are the soil fungi that let orchid seeds turn into seedlings. Without a compatible fungus,

A clump of purple flowers opens in a shaded border in May, looking too exotic for the yard.

If a flower’s lip is fringed a third or more, it is the greater purple fringed orchid. Otherwise,

A single Phalaenopsis spike can hold six or eight flowers open for two months straight. The cut tulips

Collectors often list the neofinetia falcata orchid as a miniature Vanda that needs identical care. The two are

Orchids have a reputation as delicate plants that need constant fussing to survive. That reputation gets it backward.

A single flower spike on a psychopsis orchid can keep producing blooms for ten years or longer. That

USDA Zone 5 is about as cold as a terrestrial orchid gets and still returns every spring. Bletilla

A dendrobium speciosum orchid is a giant Australian lithophyte. It is a plant built to grow on bare