Orchids A - Z
Testicle Plant?
Who would suspect at the sight of an orchid that the name translated means testicle plant? It comes from the Greek word "orchis", which means testicles.
This quirky name arises from the testicle-shaped root of the marsh orchids, which represent only one of many genera of the Orchidaceae, but are eponymous for the entire plant family.
Huge variety
There is a variety like no other houseplant. Iridescent colors and wild patterns, beguiling fragrances and ornately shaped flowers, which can only be a few millimeters or almost twenty centimeters in size, make orchids one of the most popular houseplants.
As a result, gardeners have been breeding new varieties since the end of the 19th century (more than 50 new varieties have been created at that time), making the Orchidaceae the largest plant family, with more than 30,000 species.
Acineta densa
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Aerangis articulata
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Barkeria whartoniana
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Brassolaeliocattleya Hwa Yuan Beauty 'Pearl'
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Bulbophyllum grandiflorum
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Bulbophyllum lemniscatoides
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Cattleya bowringiana 'coerulea' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Cattleya bowringiana (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Cattleya dormaniana
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Cattleya walkeriana
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Cattleya walkeriana 'coerulea'
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Cattleya walkeriana var. coerulea 'Terra Azul' x 'Edward'
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Coelogyne fimbriata
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Coelogyne speciosa
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Dendrochilum luzonense
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Dendrochilum magnum
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Eria albidotomentosa
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Gastrochilus acutifolius
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Holcoglossum Incantatio
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Liparis crenulata
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Liparis grossa
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Masdevallia herradurae
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Masdevallia herradurae - Sparset
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Masdevallia mystica
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Masdevallia venusta
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Odontocidium Hansueli Isler (1 Rsipe)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium phymatochilum (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum dianthum (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Harisianum Superbum 'Celle'
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum King Artur 'Alexander'
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Jgpfl.) - Sparset
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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