Orchid Types - Ugly Orchids

Truly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, even when it comes to orchids

. Of over 35,000 species of orchids, it would just figure that there are those whose beauties are simply weird and ugly. This came to mind while when a blog entry described an orchid as an ugly plant. But the truth is the Cactus orchid that was mentioned in the blog is quite beautiful when it blooms.

Now if you want to meet some orchids that would be quite intriguing to the eyes, then read on. But before continuing, remember as has been mentioned earlier, beauty is in the eye of the beholder (so not everyone may agree on what has been classified as "ugly").

The first orchid you should meet is very popular not only because of its weird looks but for its scent as well. The Bulbophyllum is maybe one of the worst smelling, if not the smelliest around of the phalaenopsis orchids. Its scent is described to be like rotting flesh; this is because in the wild its main pollinators are flies.

The scent attracts these specific insects to spread its smelly species. Fortunately, its smell cannot be detected by the human nose unless you come too close to these plants. Now its flowers do not disappoint. They don't look like flowers at all. Instead they look like brownish read leaves with a lot of hair. Its leaves can grow up to 48 inches in length. This orchid is really one to see in person, just be careful not to come too close and smell its rotten scent.

The other orchid that can be classified as ugly is the Warty hammer orchid or the Drakaea Livida. Now if you are looking for weird, then this is the orchid for you. It was named specifically because the flower resembles a hammer. Its blackish violet flowers are very hairy as well.

Some flowers also have spots on them which make them even weirder to look at. It is said that it imitates the scent of a female wasp to attract male wasp to help them pollinate. It looks very flimsy especially because it doesn't have very many leaves on its branch. It's also an awkward shape.

There may be more orchid types out there that can be classified as weird and ugly, but these two are at the top of the list. Of course it's all subjective, so by all means decide for yourself.

by: Mary Ann Berdak

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