Orchid
Common names: orchid, cymbidium, dendrobium, oncidium, cattleya, phalaenopsis
Description: Throughout the world, more than 17,000 species are known, and varieties vary in size and shape.
- Oncidium blossoms are 1 1/2 to 1 inch and are usually yellow with orange-red markings.
- Cymbidium and dendrobium flowers have a butterfly-like shape and are 3 to 4 inches acress. The larger of the two, cymbidiums are white, yellow, green or lavender with pink or red lips, while dendrobiums are often white or lavender.
- Cattleya blossoms are large, ruffled and usually 5 to 6 inches across in white or purple with contrasting throats.
- Phalaenopsis have moth- or butterfly-shaped flowers in colors such as white, pink, purple and bicolors.
Plant common names: orchid, cymbidium, dendrobium, oncidium, cattleya, phalaenopsis
Plant description: Throughout the world, more than 17,000 species are known, and varieties vary in size and shape. Oncidium blossoms are 1/2 to 1 inch and are usually yellow with orange-red markings. Cattleya blossoms are large, ruffled and usually 5 to 6 inches across in white or purple with contrasting throats. Phalaenopsis have moth- or butterfly-shaped flowers in colors such as white, pink, purple and bicolors. Cymbidium and dendrobium flowers have a butterfly-like shape and are 3 to 4 inches acress. The larger of the two, cymbidiums are white, yellow, green or lavender with pink or red lips, while dendrobiums are often white or lavender.