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'
- flower season: spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Coelogyne cristata
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Coelogyne cristata 'citrina'
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Coelogyne fuscescens
- flower season: winter
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Dendrobium delicatum
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Dendrobium kingianum (3 Rispen)
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Dendrobium parishii
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Dendrobium tortile
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Holcoglossum flavescens
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia angulata
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia circe
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia coccinea 'alba'
- flower season: spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia ignea (3-4 Stiele)
- flower season: spring - summer
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia laucheana
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia peristeria
- flower season: spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia tridens 'jubar'
- flower season: winter - spring
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia tuerckheimii
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia veitcheana 'Celle'
- flower season: summer - autumn
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Masdevallia venusta
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Phragmipedium longifolium BM/DOG
- flower season: autumn
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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Platystele misera
- flower season: autumn winter
- temperature: cool (10 - 16 °C)
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