Orchid Information Made Easy :get To Know 10 Popular Orchid Types
There are many different home and garden plants that many people take care of but one of the more popular type is the Orchid
. They are easy to take care of and given the proper care including giving the right amount of light, water, humidity , fertilizer and right kind of plotting materials , you can be sure that you can start enjoy its beauty , fragrance and growth of the Plant.
There are hundreds of varieties of the Orchid plant and in order to grow them properly , one should get as much information regarding the different type of Orchid in order to ensure its maximum growth and having it blooming as fast as possible.
There are 10 most popular varieties of the Orchid plant and some information about each type :
1) Cattleya orchids come from the tropical Americas Laelia's specifically found in the West Indies and Mexico. They require extensive care that should be shown to the plant and it requires a lot of of light in order to flourish. The plant has a long pseudobulb which terminates in one or sometimes two stiff elongated leaves, and the flower stem grows from the axil of this leaf. Usually there are between two and 8 or more flowers on a stem depending on the variety. with many different colour combinations. There are more than 50 species and more hybrids exist which is named after William Cattleya.
2) Dendrobiums, are quite unique because the grower is faced with different growing conditions and it imperative to know as much information regarding the origin of the plant and the type of altitude that it grows well. With around 1000 species and innumerable hybrids,, they are typically found from the Orient , tropical Asia down to Australasia.
Dendrobiums have different sizes ranging from quite small compact plants to quite enormous ones and are popular as houseplants. A good example is Phalaenopsis dendrobiums.
3) If you want Orchid Flowers which come in different colours , shapes and sizes then look at Oncidiums, one of the most popular ones from the 600 or so species in existence. It come from the tropics of the Americas, but there are a few which grow in the higher elevations, and therefore require cooler conditions . It will make good houseplants. Oncidiums have elongated pseudobulbs, which produce one or two leaves at the apex, and the flower spikes may be branched depending on the species.
4) Paphiopedilum's, named after Paphinia the Greek Goddess, who the Romans renamed Venus, and pedilum (foot or slipper).There are about 60 varieties from the Asia India and New Guinea. There are different kinds of leaves , and each one require different conditions such as mottled leaved ones require warm conditions, plain leaved single flowered intermediate/cool, and plain leaved multi flowered warm and brighter conditions. Paphiopedilums do not do flourish in centrally heated homes, as they want cooler conditions.The varieties from the oriental continents are quite different, the plants are smaller and the usually single flower has an enlarged pouch, giving it an exotic appearance.
5) Vanda's have about 50 species, and a lot of hybrids require warm growing conditions with plenty of bright light. They grow best suspended in wooden baskets . They come from the tropics Asia and the orient as far down as Australia
Vandas and a lot of their hybrids , do not do well as houseplants since they require that you spend a lot of time looking after them.The plants produce strap like leaves which grow from the top of the plant, and the flower spikes appear from the axil of the mature leaves, there can be one two or even three flower spikes with many flowers, colour and size dependant on the species.
6) Cymbidiums has around 44 species and they come from the tropics of the old world, the large flowered types which come from the higher regions of the Himalayas and the orient require cool conditions to flower well.The plant has 12 inch to 30 inch long strap like leaves and "onion" like pseudobulbs, the flower spike grows from the bottom of the bulb and can have many flowers along its length. Size and flower colour vary dependant on the parentage of the plant. They usually flower between November and April and generally occur in the Northern Hemisphere.
7) Phalaenopsis are generally called The Moth Orchid. They are found from Java and the South Seas, the Philippines and even Queensland Australia. They are definitely warm growers who like to be shaded, and often times the perfect houseplant for everyone . They can flower easily and for months at any time of the year.Phalaenopsis plants have rounded flattish fleshy leaves, new leaves grow from the centre of the plant, and inflorescences grow from the body of the plant.Flower spikes can branch and produce anywhere from 2 to dozens of flowers depending on the plants parentage. The flowers can be white plainly coloured striped spotted mottled or a mixture of any.
8) Miltonia's make good houseplants and produce long thin leaves . Flower colour can vary in size and scent. They want to be repotted regularly and wants to be kept moist but not fully water soaked. They are sometimes called the Pansy Orchid, named in honour of Earl Fitzwilliam The Viscount Milton and Around 10 species can be found mostly in Brazil
They are warm growing, and many scented , beautiful hybrids exist.
9) Odontoglossum's have around 175 species and many are found in the mountains of South America, and they grow in the higher elevations up to 3500m in wet cloud forest, therefore requiring cool growing conditions, They are not the best candidate for a household plant but many flourish is suitable greenhouse where the conditions are cooler. The plants have fleshy
pseudobulbs which produce one or two leaves from their apex. and flower spikes come from the bottom of the plant. Flowering can occur anytime based on the parentage.
10) Phragmipedium are found up to 2000 metres throughout Mexico, Brazil Bolivia Peru etc., they require intermediate conditions and must not dry out between watering. They are the New worlds answer to the Paphiopedilum . Hybridising with newly discovered species has produced flowers which are much brighter and varied in colour from their old world cousins.
The plants have small pseudobulbs boating one or two leaves, and the flower spike grows from the centre of a mature leaf axil, producing one to several flowers.
by: Richard Schultz
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