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.
Coelogyne Ovalis
Coelogyne Ovalis is a resilient epiphytic orchid known for its creeping growth habit and fringed, earthy-toned flowers. It thrives when mounted on cork bark or grown in shallow baskets.
Ansellia Africana
Ansellia Africana, known as the leopard orchid, is a robust African epiphyte featuring spotted yellow flowers and unique upward-pointing roots. Learn how to provide the bright light and dry winter rest it needs to bloom.
Gongora Galeata
Gongora Galeata is a sympodial orchid native to Mexico, known for its pendulous, bird-like flowers and spicy fragrance. Learn how to grow this unique species in hanging baskets.
Dendrobium Transparens
This deciduous orchid species features translucent spring blooms and cascading canes. Successful cultivation requires replicating its native Himalayan habitat with a dry winter rest.
Dendrobium Dearei
Dendrobium Dearei is a Philippine species orchid prized for its long-lasting, pristine white flowers and unique cane-like pseudobulbs covered in fine black hairs.
Cattleya Fabia
Cattleya Fabia is a historic primary hybrid orchid prized for its large autumn blooms, rich magenta petals, and intense sweet fragrance. Discover how to care for this classic sympodial epiphyte.