Varieties of orchids grow on the entire surface of the planet, have more than 3 thousand species in stock, many of them can be grown at home. Next, we will talk about the most popular plant forms.
Phalaenopsis orchid
Belongs to the genus of epiphytic plants. These crops live on the trunks of other trees, but do not feed on their sap. Phalaenopsis in translation from Latin means "similar to a butterfly," the flower received this name for the similarity of the petals with the wings of a moth. The first copy was discovered in the 17th century by a Dutch botanist on one of the islands of Indonesia.
Orchid Phalaenopsis White Swan
The habitat of the species is the tropical moist forests of Australia, the Philippines, and South Asia. In captivity, a flower is used to decorate greenhouses, weddings, as an exhibition in botanical gardens. This is the most unpretentious type of orchid for pot cultivation. In the world there are about 70 varieties of Phalaenopsis orchids; indoor breeding mainly contains species without aroma.
Interesting! In the wild, there are many orchid varieties that have served as the material for creating home hybrids.
Phalaenopsis is an eternally green plant, in a rosette from 6 oval elongated leaves up to 30 cm in size. The tree ejects aerial roots that like to grow up.
Peduncles from 20 cm in length, sometimes branch, after falling flowers do not need to be cut, after a while there will be repeated flowering.
The flowers are delicate, similar to moths measuring 5 cm in diameter. Shades of inflorescences can be all kinds. The most common colors are lilac, white orchid.
Phalaenopsis aerial roots
Among the diversity of phalaenopsis, few people know. Below are the most spectacular and popular of them.
- One of the subspecies is the Multiflora orchid. This tree looks like a phalaenopsis, but differs in long flowering. Peduncles in the culture can reach 60 cm and continue to grow during flowering, increasing the number of buds.
- Petals of the plant can also be speckled, this variety was attributed to a separate species and began to be called Cleopatra orchid. The surface of the flowers is burgundy, red, orange spots on a white and yellow background.
- The view of Liodoro is characterized by a pleasant aroma and long flowering - up to 2 years. In nature, pink Liodor orchids can only be found in northern Australia and eastern China.
Attention! Phalaenographs are the most undemanding in the care of orchids. They forgive the florists for mistakes and have the longest flowering of all epiphytic plants.
Liodoro Orchid
Orchid Wanda
Orchid species include those that do not need soil, one of them is Wanda. The entire surface of the plant is located in one plane. The bush consists of rich fleshy roots, a straight stem, from which flat long leaves grow on both sides, at the top there is a bunch of bright flowers, which are most often purple.
Forest orchid grows on the trunks of tropical trees in the Asian thickets, and is monopodial, that is, single-stemmed.
Important! Wanda’s aerial roots require daily hydration.
To grow a house, Wande needs to provide conditions that are closest to natural. The flower is hung on the wall in a basket or on a support; you can arrange the roots in a pot with large holes for ventilation.
Several times a day, the crown is sprayed from the spray gun or an electric humidifier is installed in the room. A pot-free growing method does not require transplants.
Since the culture does without land, it must be fertilized. During flowering, the bush is fed with mineral fertilizers for orchids.
Attention! Water the plant by immersing the roots for half an hour in warm water.
Wanda Orchid
Cattleya Orchid
The habitat of the plant is diverse - it is found in lowlands in humid forests and on rocky clones of the mountains. Depending on the growth zone, the bush can be from 5 to 25 cm.
Cattleya can be identified by large tubers up to 15 cm in size, they accumulate moisture and help the culture survive in a period of drought.
The variety is striking in its massive flower compared to a small crown. Shades can be every possible, from violet-black to dazzling white, there are also red orchids.
Many people remember the unusual shape of the bud. It consists of 2 rounded curly petals, 3 spiky and lower large, which is called the lip and is always different in color from the rest.
Orchid Dendrobium
The flower confirms its orchid origin with a name. Denrobium translated from Greek means "living on a tree."
Orchid View Dendrobium
The plant is represented by 2-3 straight fleshy stems 40-60 cm high, along the entire length of which there are lanceolate leaves. In the axils of the leaves, buds are laid, of which five-pointed flowers bloom during the growing season. The diameter of the buds is 5 cm, the colors are purple, white, and yellow.
For reference! In apartments, the variety Dendrobium noble is popular.
To get lush flowering, you need to create favorable conditions for the culture. The plant is satisfied with nighttime temperature differences, drying, winter reduction of fertilizing.
Orchid Rinhostilis
Rinhostilis orchid looks like an open fan; this impression is created due to the fact that long leaves of a monopodial culture grow from one point of the stem.
A flower grows on trees in the tropics of Southeast Asia. A distinctive feature of this species is luxurious flowering. On long peduncles, up to 60 flowers can bloom at once. The bud resembles a star with truncated edges, 2.5 cm in diameter, the shade of the petals can be white, lilac, spotted.
The official botanical name is Rhinostilis giant, the plant received due to lush flowering. Care like most orchid crops - increased importance, temperature from +25 to +30 degrees, abundant watering, dim light.
Flowering Epiphytum Rhinostilis
Orchid Aganizia
Wild orchid flower grows in the forests of South America, can be grown at home. According to the description, Aganizia is a low bush with long leaves that grow alternately from tubers (pseudobulb).
If you properly care for the plant, you can achieve flowering from the end of winter to the beginning of summer. From a pseudobulb a peduncle grows up to 30 cm long, on which up to 10 flowers with 6 petals are formed. Inflorescences fall 12 days after the buds open. The choice of shades is not large, it is mainly a blue and cream variety, occasionally a yellow orchid is found.
You should know! Tubers accumulate moisture to nourish the bush, the plant should be watered if the pseudobulbs are wrinkled or softened.
For successful cultivation of varietal Aganizia, it is planted in a substrate from pine bark with the addition of sphagnum. Tubers are important in the vegetation of the bush, they can not be buried in the ground, only young roots are underground.
Be sure to control watering - the rhizome should dry before the next moisturizing. Indoors provide high humidity, temperature + 25 ... +32 degrees and ambient light.
Orchid Ludisia
The plant belongs to a variety of orchids, which is appreciated not for the beauty of the flowers, but for the unusual shade of the leaves.
Shrub grows in Sumatra and in the Asian region, mainly on land. The height of the tree does not exceed 15 cm; on the stems, 5 pointed oval leaves of maroon color with green veins.
On a peduncle 20 cm long there are inflorescences in the form of spikelets from inconspicuous small flowers of white color with a yellow middle.
Orchid variety Ludisia
Ludisia refers to orchids that can be grown in universal soil, this dwarf species loves shade. In the apartment, the flower pot should be put in a dark place, the temperature of the content is 20-22 degrees.
Other species
Orchid Oncidium is translated from Latin as "dancing dolls". The view got this characteristic thanks to touching small flowers. The bush is low, long narrow leaves grow from pseudobulbs, 1-2 times a year the plant gives a peduncle strewn with bright inflorescences, most often yellow.
In nature, the tree grows in the tropics, the home content of Oncidium is also common, it is not complicated to care under the right conditions. To stimulate flowering, the pots are abundantly fertilized on the leaf and in the ground, and the temperature in the room is reduced.
Crest coelogin is the most elegant form with fringed white flowers 7 cm in diameter. The bush is nondescript, consists of round small tubers from which elongated oval leaves grow. Only delicate flowers make up the decorative value. In the apartment, it is not difficult to take care of the culture, care like all orchids. The pot is often watered, provide diffused light and blown soil. Under these conditions, the pot should bloom.
Blooming Celogine Cristata
Luisendorf is an impressive purple orchid flower of an unusual shape. It is a subspecies of Zygopetalum; it is easier to grow than the main species. Appreciated for attractive inflorescence and pleasant aroma. It looks like a small bush with oblong leaves on the tubers. The peduncle can have up to 6 flowers with a diameter of up to 7 cm. An open bud consists of 5 pointed petals and a lower rounded one. The color is always dark, often monophonic, occasionally speckled.
Orchid Venus slipper is named so because of the similarity of the shape of the lower petal with a ladies shoe. It grows in East Asia, wild forms are found in Russian forests. In the apartment you can achieve flowering - as a rule, this is a single flower at the top of a smooth thin flower stalk. 3 narrow petals form a bud in the shape of a pointed star, the additional lower petal is much larger than the others and differs in hue.
Attention! Wild forms of the Venus shoe grow on the territory of Russia. They were met by those who had to visit nature reserves.
The shape and color of the orchid leaf slipper may vary depending on the hybrid. These are 6-12 strap-shaped processes, they can be green or silver, in dark spots or stripes.
Variety of orchid Venus slipper
Orchid Brassia is a small perennial shrub that grows on the deciduous highlands of South America. The leaves of the tree grow from tubers, have the shape of an elongated lancet, there are not many, 5-8 pieces. A single peduncle up to 50 cm long grows from the sinuses, along the entire length of which up to 15 flowers are arranged alternately. The bud consists of sharp pancake petals, gives the impression of a large prickly star. Coloring - light yellow in burgundy spots.
Orchids conquer the hearts of flower growers with an unusual bush shape and delightful flowering. Breeders worked hard and created hybrids that look even more chic than wild species. Adapted for home growing, many orchid varieties can be found in apartments. A variety of colors will turn the room into a greenhouse.
