Orchids
Discover orchid species, hybrids, and cultivars from around the world through clear botanical profiles, growing guidance, flowering details, and cultivar information.
PlantCultivar's orchid encyclopedia is built for gardeners, collectors, breeders, researchers, and anyone fascinated by one of the world's most diverse flowering plant families.
Explore the Orchid Encyclopedia
Browse profiles covering celebrated orchid genera such as Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, Dendrobium, Vanda, Paphiopedilum, and Oncidium. Each guide is designed to help you identify, understand, and grow remarkable orchids with confidence.
Bulbophyllum Robustum
Bulbophyllum Robustum is a robust epiphytic orchid native to New Guinea, prized for its large pseudobulbs, creeping growth habit, and unique, mechanically complex flowers.
Dendrobium Brymerianum
Dendrobium Brymerianum is a sought-after epiphytic orchid native to Southeast Asia, famous for its golden-yellow flowers with intricately fringed lips and a sweet, honey-like fragrance.
Maxillaria Variabilis
Learn how to grow Maxillaria Variabilis, a highly adaptable miniature orchid species prized for its creeping growth habit and diverse, jewel-like flowers.
Cattleya Lobata
Cattleya Lobata is a resilient Brazilian orchid species prized for its large, fragrant rose-purple blossoms and robust growth habit on coastal cliffs.
Angraecum Longicalcar
Angraecum Longicalcar is a robust monopodial orchid known for its star-shaped white flowers and extraordinarily long nectar spurs. Learn the essential light, humidity, and potting requirements to grow this species successfully.
Angraecum Scottianum
Angraecum Scottianum is a unique epiphytic orchid from the Comoro Islands, known for its needle-like terete leaves and fragrant, long-spurred white flowers.