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.
Wilsonara Red Ruby (2 Rispen)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Wilsonara Inferno (2 Rispen)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Rhynchostylis gigantea 'spots'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Rhynchostylis gigantea 'Red'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Rhynchostylis gigantea 'alba'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Phragmipedium Memoria Garren Weaver
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Phragmipedium Memoria Dick Clements
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum xSiamensis
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Paphiopedilum wolterianum 'album'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Supersuk 'Celle' S.M./D.O.G.
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum spicerianum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Rosettii 'Goliath'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Robin Hood (Leybonense magnificum)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum philippinense x chamberlainianum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Maudiae coloratum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Leeanum 'sitta'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum I'Ansonii
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum henryanum (Jgpfl.) - Sparset
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum henryanum (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum henryanum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum x philippinense
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Earl of Chester
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Delrosi
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum charlesworthii x Maudiae coloratum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Celler Freude
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Capablanca
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Cadmium Glow
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum appletonianum 'hainanense' (1 Stiel)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Aladin
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paph. Maudianum x (Paph. holdenii x Paph. supersuk)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Oncidium sphacelatum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance' (2 Rispen)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium ornithorhynchum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontioda Quedlinburg (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontioda Quedlinburg (1 Rispe)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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