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.
Bifrenaria harrisoniae 'alba' x Lycaste Spring Scene
- flower season: spring
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Bulbophyllum nymphopolitanum
- flower season: winter
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Cattleya dowiana 'aurea' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Cattleya gaskelliana
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Cattleya intermedia 'aquinii'
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Cattleya jenmannii (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Cattleya labiata 'alba' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Cattleya labiata 'coerulea' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Cattleya labiata 'semi-alba'
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Cattleya leopoldii 'Schokoladenprinz SM/DOG' x leopoldii 'Dark Prince' (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Coelogyne fimbriata
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Dendrobium crepidatum
- flower season: spring
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Dendrobium jenkinsii
- flower season: spring
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Dendrochilum wenzellii
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: moderate - warm (18 - 22 °C)
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Epidendrum Anika
- flower season: whole year
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °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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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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Laelia purpurata 'roxo bispo'
- flower season: summer - 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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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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Oncidium cheirophorum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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Oncidium Kathrin Zoch
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium ornithorhynchum
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium phymatochilum (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Oncidium Tiny Twinkle 'Fragrance Fantasy'
- flower season: winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Oncidium Tiny Twinkle 'Gold Dust'
- flower season: winter
- temperature: moderate (16 - 20 °C)
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Phalaenopsis bellina (Jgpfl.)
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Phalaenopsis Dora Blue (3-4 Rispen)
- flower season: whole year
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Phalaenopsis Dusty Belle (2 Rispen)
- flower season: whole year
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Phalaenopsis Liodoro (1 Rispe)
- flower season: whole year
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Phalaenopsis violacea 'Sumatra' (Jgpfl., frisch getopft)
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: warm (20 - 24 °C
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Sedirea japonica
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool - moderate (12 - 18 °C)
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