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.
Cattleya Crispata
Cattleya Crispata is a rupicolous orchid native to Brazil, featuring star-shaped lavender blooms with a ruffled lip. Successful cultivation requires high light and rapid drainage.
Paphiopedilum Moquettianum
Paphiopedilum Moquettianum is a sequential-blooming slipper orchid native to Java. It features mottled foliage and distinctive pouch-shaped flowers that bloom over several months.
Vanilla Planifolia
Vanilla Planifolia is a vigorous climbing orchid vine known as the primary source of natural vanilla. It features glossy green leaves and short-lived greenish-yellow flowers.
Stanhopea Tigrina
The Stanhopea Tigrina orchid is an epiphytic species native to Mexico, known for its large, pendulous yellow and maroon flowers and intense fragrance.
Dendrobium Wassellii
Dendrobium Wassellii is a unique Australian epiphytic orchid known for its succulent-like cylindrical leaves and dense spikes of starry white flowers.
Dendrobium Alexandrae
Dendrobium Alexandrae is a striking and highly sought-after orchid species belonging to the Latouria section of the Dendrobium genus. Native to the warm, humid forests of Papua New