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.

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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.

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