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 Striata
Maxillaria Striata is a robust epiphytic orchid native to South American montane forests, prized for its large, striped yellow and purple flowers and sweet melon-like fragrance.
Masdevallia Barlaeana
Masdevallia Barlaeana is a compact, cool-growing orchid native to the Peruvian Andes, prized for its vibrant scarlet to carmine-pink flowers and unique sepal tails.
Angraecum Elephantinum
Angraecum Elephantinum is a miniature epiphytic orchid from Madagascar prized for its large, star-shaped white flowers and sweet nocturnal fragrance.
Aerangis Distincta
Aerangis Distincta is a monopodial epiphytic orchid native to southeastern Africa, prized for its star-shaped white blossoms and sweet nocturnal fragrance.
Bulbophyllum Rothschildianum
Bulbophyllum Rothschildianum is a striking epiphytic orchid known for its fan-like clusters of long-tailed, crimson-patterned flowers and unique mobile lip.
Paphiopedilum Praestans
Paphiopedilum Praestans is a striking multifloral slipper orchid native to New Guinea, prized for its long, twisted lateral petals and boldly striped dorsal sepal.