Orchid Types

Start with a winter hardy species before you try to keep a fuukiran alive on a windowsill. That

Yes, several orchids that look like animals are real, not edited photos. Dracula simia genuinely resembles a monkey’s

A grocery store Phalaenopsis sits on the shelf for fifteen dollars. Next to it, a specimen Paphiopedilum sits

Plenty of shoppers believe a cat face orchid is a real plant sold in nurseries. That belief comes

Three to five pseudobulbs per division is the minimum most Cattleya growers aim for when splitting a plant.

Orchid facts are verified details about the orchid family, drawn from botanical research rather than folklore. This list

Start with the seed, not the flower: without a compatible fungus, nothing happens at all. So how do

A rhynchostylis orchid grows best in a wood basket with warm, humid air and bright, filtered light. Growers

Before you buy red orchids, apply one rule. If the color looks flat and perfectly uniform, with no

A grower brings home a masdevallia orchid glowing with small triangular blooms. Two weeks later the leaves turn