Blue orchids
Blue orchids - is there such a thing?
In the rainforests all over the world there are numerous orchids in a wide variety of shapes and colours. But you will search in vain for those with blue flowers, because nature has not produced anything like them.
Fortunately, however, orchid cultivation is no longer restricted to naturally occurring flower colours, so there are now some dark blue-purple hybrids on the market. If you want to buy a blue orchid, you will find it in the Vanda/Ascocenda genus, among others: The Vanda Delft Blue, for example, shines in a strong dark blue colour and also shows contrasts with white speckles. There are also varieties of the popular Zygopetalum and Ascocenda genera that flower in bright, fresh blue, such as the Zygopetalum Bärbel Höhn and the Ascocenda Princess Mikasa "Blue".
But even if you want to buy an azure blue orchid, you will find results on the internet. But what looks exciting is sometimes only a short-lived pleasure, because after withering, white flowers are produced again, as it is written in the genetic code of this plant. It was all just coloured.
If you want a permanently blue-flowering orchid, you are better off with a hybrid from an orchid specialist. For example Acacallis Rhein Blue 'Angel' or Vanda Blue Magic and many others.
A permanently light blue flowering Phalaenopsis is currently only available to buy in Japan. An originally pink-flowering Phalaenopsis was presented here at the world's largest orchid fair at the beginning of 2013.