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.
Ada aurantiaca
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Dendrobium aberrans x rhodostictum
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Dendrobium mohlianum x cuthbertsonii
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Laelia lundii
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Laelia lundii 'alba'
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Laelia lundii 'alba' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Laelia lundii 'coerulea'
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Laelia Nemesis
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Masdevallia ignea x Amazone 'Dracona'
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Paphiopedilum callosum 'Big' x sukhakulii
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum curtisii x Gowerianum
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum Erika Potent
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum esquirolei 'album' x P. White Wings
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Garry Baker
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Ho Chi Minh
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum Hortense x Maudiae coloratum
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum Houghtoniae
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum intaniae 'Storm'
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum intaniae x anitum
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum intaniae x David Ott
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum intaniae x Hung Sheng Eagle
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum intaniae x rothschildianum
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum intaniae x Susan Booth
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum Joyce Hasegawa
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum Memoria Michael Lawless
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Nathaniel's Clarity
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum Onyx
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Randschild
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum randsii x P. lowii
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum randsii x P. St. Swithin
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum sanderianum x Bel Royal
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Sorcerer's Stone x P. Lippewunder (1 Stiel, noch in Blütenscheide)
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Paphiopedilum Susan Booth x Wayne Booth
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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