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.
Maxillaria Sophronitis
Maxillaria Sophronitis is a miniature epiphytic orchid prized for its creeping, mat-forming growth habit and relatively large, brilliant scarlet flowers.
Cymbidium Bicolor
Cymbidium Bicolor is a heat-tolerant orchid species known for its dramatic, cascading spikes of reddish-brown and yellow flowers. Grow this epiphytic orchid in hanging baskets.
Maxillaria Schunkeana
Maxillaria Schunkeana is a miniature epiphytic orchid native to Brazil, famous for its unique, nearly black flowers and compact growth habit. Learn how to provide the consistent moisture and high humidity this rare species needs to thrive.
Neofinetia Falcata
Neofinetia Falcata is a compact monopodial orchid native to East Asia, prized for its fan-shaped foliage, sweet nocturnal fragrance, and elegant white flowers.
Paphiopedilum Ciliolare
Paphiopedilum Ciliolare is a terrestrial slipper orchid native to the Philippines, prized for its mottled foliage and dark, ciliated flowers. It thrives in warm, humid conditions with consistent moisture.
Paphiopedilum Liemianum
Paphiopedilum Liemianum is a compact slipper orchid native to Sumatra, prized for its mottled foliage and unique sequential pink flowers that bloom continuously on a single spike.