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.
Epidendrum floribundum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Epidendrum nocturnum
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Epidendrum porpax
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Eria hyacinthoides
- flower season: spring
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Gastrochilus acutifolius
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Gomesa crispa
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Gongora armeniaca
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Gongora truncata
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Laelia grandis
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Laelia lobata
- 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 '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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Laelia perrinii (Jgpf.)
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Laelia purpurata 'canhanduba'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata 'roxo bispo'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata 'tipo rosada'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata werkhauseri 'Brusque'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia purpurata werkhauseri striata 'Donna Hilda'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Laelia superbiens 'Anja' x 'Tuakau'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Masdevallia garciae
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Masdevallia glandulosa
- flower season: spring
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °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 laucheana
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Maxillaria brunnea (blühstark, nicht in Knospe/Blüte)
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Maxillaria picta
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Maxillaria tenuifolia (9+ Blüten, inkl. Übertopf)
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Miltonia Honolulu 'Lipstick'
- flower season: summer
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Miltonia Honolulu 'Splash'
- flower season: summer
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Miltonidium Bartley Star (2 Rispen)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Miltonidium Dr. Peter Komp (1 Rispe)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Miltonidium Honey 'Green Valley'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Miltonidium Sweet Cherry (2 Rispen)
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Odontoglossum pulchellum
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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