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.
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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.
Aerangis Biloba
Aerangis Biloba is an African epiphytic orchid known for its star-shaped white flowers and bilobed leaf tips. This monopodial species features a rich nocturnal fragrance and adapts well to indoor cultivation.
Laelia Lundii
Laelia Lundii is a resilient miniature orchid species native to Brazil, prized for its compact growth habit, semi-terete leaves, and star-shaped pale pink to white flowers with magenta-veined lips.
Encyclia Bractescens
Encyclia Bractescens is a compact epiphytic orchid species native to Mesoamerica, prized for its fragrant, long-lasting bronze and magenta flowers and easy-care nature.
Encyclia Adenocaula
Encyclia Adenocaula is a resilient epiphytic orchid native to Mexico, known for its fragrant pink flowers and unique, sand-paper textured flower spikes.
Coelogyne Mooreana
Coelogyne Mooreana is a high-altitude sympodial orchid from Vietnam known for its upright spikes of pristine white flowers with golden-yellow throats and a sweet fragrance.
Zygopetalum Maxillare
Zygopetalum Maxillare is a fragrant epiphytic orchid native to South America, prized for its striking violet-blue lip and green-and-brown mottled petals.