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.
Cattleya Aurea
Cattleya Aurea is a historically significant epiphytic orchid prized for its large golden-yellow blooms, intricate crimson lip, and sweet citrus fragrance.
Dendrobium Equitans
Dendrobium Equitans is a compact epiphytic orchid prized for its unique, fan-like equitant foliage and successive creamy white flowers that emit a sweet, melon-like fragrance.
Paphiopedilum Jackii
Paphiopedilum Jackii is a highly coveted slipper orchid prized for its pale green blossoms and tessellated foliage. Learn how to replicate its native limestone habitat to grow this fragrant species successfully.
Maxillaria Uncata
Maxillaria Uncata is a miniature epiphytic orchid native to Central and South America. It features a creeping growth habit with needle-like foliage and small, translucent cream flowers.
Bulbophyllum Makoyanum
Bulbophyllum Makoyanum, known as the daisy orchid, is a compact epiphyte featuring unique fan-shaped flower clusters. Learn how to provide the ideal humidity, moisture, and light for this species.
Paphiopedilum Wentworthianum
Paphiopedilum Wentworthianum is a terrestrial slipper orchid native to the Solomon Islands, featuring mottled foliage and mahogany-colored pouch flowers.