This information is very basic and also incomplete.
The ideal is to know a little more about their growth habits and their place of origin, to then establish a classification according to the species to which they belong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contents<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- 1\u00a0Types of orchids<\/strong>
- 1.1\u00a0Epiphytic orchids<\/strong><\/li>
- 1.2\u00a0Earth orchids<\/strong><\/li>
- 1.3\u00a0Semi-terrestrial orchids, lithophytes<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- 2 Varieties Of Orchids<\/strong>
- 2.1 Aerangis<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.2 Brassia<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.3 Calanthe<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.4 Cambria<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.5 Cattleya<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.6 Coelogyne<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.7 Cymbidium<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.8 Dendrobium<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.9 Dracula<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.10 Epidendrum<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.12 Lycaste<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.13 Masdevallia<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.14 Miltonia<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.15 Odontoglossum<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.16 Oncidium<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.17 Paphiopedilum<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.18 Phalaenopsis<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.19 Vanda<\/strong><\/li>
- 2.20 Zygopetalum<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Types of Orchids<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
According to their growth habits, we can distinguish three different types of orchids:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Epiphytic orchids<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
There are amateur gardeners who mistakenly think that epiphytic orchids are parasitic plants, growing on patterns.
It is not like this. The epiphytic orchids obtain the nutrients they need for their growth from the humidity<\/strong> and humus deposited on the branches they inhabit.
They grow near the treetops, to provide the light they need in places where there is hardly any light at ground level.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTerrestrial orchids<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Among tropical orchids there are some terrestrial species, such as Paphiopedilum, Cymbidium or Calanthe. <\/strong>
Terrestrial orchids grow like other plants, with their roots inside the earth and getting their nutrients from the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSemi-terrestrial orchids, lithophytes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The semi-terrestrial orchids are a small group. They grow rooted on stones covered with moss<\/strong> , or on decaying leaves on the ground. The most well-known species is Laelia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Types Of Orchids: Variations In Species<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In the world there are some 30,000 recognized species of the genus Orchidaceae,<\/strong> which is the scientific name of orchids.
To those 30,000 known species, which increases from time to time thanks to new sightings, we must add some 150,000 crosses of orchids, called hybrids,<\/strong> produced by professional gardeners.
The most commercial orchid genres (and others not so well known, but equally beautiful), that we can find for sale are:<\/p>\n\n\n\nAerangis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Scientific name:<\/strong> Aerangis Orchid<\/a><\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Hummingbird orchids<\/li>
- Origin:<\/strong> Tropical Africa and Madagascar<\/li>
- Orchid type<\/strong> : Epiphyte<\/li>
- Flowering:<\/strong> End of spring. It lasts about 4 weeks<\/li>
- Location:<\/strong> Little light<\/li>
- Watering:<\/strong> Regular. Frequent with high temperatures<\/li>
- Humidity:<\/strong> High 60% -70%<\/li>
- Level of difficulty:<\/strong> Medium-high<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe species Aerangis is native to tropical Africa and Madagascar,<\/strong> where it grows as an epiphyte on the forks of the branches and the tops of trees.
These are small orchids,<\/strong> with hanging panicles loaded with flowers usually white, very perfumed and usually not exceeding 4 centimeters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fl15-1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBrassia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Brassia are\ncharacterized by the special shape of their flowers by which they are popularly\nknown as the “spider orchids”, since their shape is reminiscent of\nthese animals.
\nThe plant has, like other genera of orchids (for example oncidiums), a base of\npseudobulbs from which emerge the leaves and floral rods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Brassia.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCalanthe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Scientific name:<\/strong> Orqu\u00eddea Calanthe<\/a><\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Calanthe<\/li>
- Origin:<\/strong> Asia<\/li>
- Type of orchid<\/strong> : Terrestrial<\/li>
- Flowering:<\/strong> Spring. It lasts about 6 weeks<\/li>
- Location:<\/strong> indirect light<\/li>
- Watering:<\/strong> Regular. 2 times a week during the growing season<\/li>
- Humidity:<\/strong> High 60% -70%<\/li>
- Level of difficulty:<\/strong> Medium-high<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThis precious species of orchids, come from South Africa, China, Japan, Australia, Tahiti and Central America. <\/strong>Unlike most tropical orchids, Calanthe grows in a terrestrial manner.
They generate a good amount of flowers, magenta, white, yellow or pink. Some varieties attract a lot of attention, because at certain times of the year (some varieties) they are left without leaves, but nevertheless they generate splendid flowers. <\/strong>
The first hybrid of orchids was cultivated in 1854 and was the result of the crossing of two species of Calanthe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fl18.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCambria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Scientific name:<\/strong> Cambria Orchid<\/a><\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Cambria<\/li>
- Origin:<\/strong> Crossing of different orchids, does not exist in nature<\/li>
- Orchid type<\/strong> : Epiphyte<\/li>
- Flowering:<\/strong> Spring or early autumn, according to environmental conditions<\/li>
- Location:<\/strong> Good lighting, without direct sun<\/li>
- Watering:<\/strong> Regular. Weekly in summer<\/li>
- Humidity:<\/strong> High 60% -70%<\/li>
- Level of difficulty:<\/strong> Low<\/li>
- Card: <\/strong>Orchid Cambria<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe most curious\nthing about this genre called Cambria is that they do not exist naturally at\nany point on our planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact it is a\nplant artificially created from hybrids mainly Odontoglossum but also Miltonia,\nOncidium and other less known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The result of\nall this are plants with flowers of an extraordinary variety and beauty and\nthat possess the characteristics of the mother plants that were crossed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The genus Cambria is the result of a large number of orchid crosses,<\/strong> so we are not talking about a variety that we will find in nature.
Its origin begins in 1911, when a new variety is generated, fruit of the crossing of: Odontoglossum crispum, Miltonia and Cochioda noetzliana. But this is not the Cambria we know, if not a variety called Vuylstekeara. <\/strong>
It is the crossing of the Vuylstekeara with the Odontoglossum Clonius variety,<\/strong> which really gave rise to the Cambria.
They grow from pseudobulbs, from which their leaves and flowers are born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fl20-1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCattleya<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Scientific name:<\/strong> Cattleya Orchid<\/a><\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Cattleya<\/li>
- Origin:<\/strong> Costa Rica and Argentina<\/li>
- Orchid type<\/strong> : Epiphytic or lithophyte<\/li>
- Flowering:<\/strong> Spring. Its flowers last between 1 and 3 weeks<\/li>
- Location:<\/strong> Lots of light, even direct sun, but not the half-day<\/li>
- Irrigation:<\/strong> By observation, when the substrate is dry. In winter you have to space the irrigations a lot<\/li>
- Humidity:<\/strong> High 40% -70%<\/li>
- Level of difficulty:<\/strong> Low<\/li>
- File: <\/strong>Cattleya Orchid<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Cattleya receives its name from William Cattley,<\/strong> the first European who managed to successfully cultivate an orchid of this species.
They are native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
This species is characterized by having very large flowers, intense and colorful colors. <\/strong>Some flowers can measure about 30 centimeters in diameter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fl22-1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCattleya and its\ndifferent families are, without a doubt, the most popular group of orchids\namong fans from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curiously, it\nwas a specimen of Cattleya (specifically of the species later called\n“labiata”), the first orchid to arrive in Europe in an unusual way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Normally, this\norchid generates very few flowers on each stem but they are large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coelogyne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Scientific name:<\/strong> Orchid Coelogyne<\/a><\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Coelogyne<\/li>
- Origin:<\/strong> South Asia and Western Pacific<\/li>
- Orchid type<\/strong> : Epiphytic or lithophyte<\/li>
- Flowering:<\/strong> March to October<\/li>
- Location:<\/strong> A lot of lighting, without direct sun<\/li>
- Watering:<\/strong> Every three or four days in summer, once a week in winter<\/li>
- Humidity:<\/strong> High 60% to 80%<\/li>
- Level of difficulty:<\/strong> Medium<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fl23.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIt is an orchid with origins in Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.
The group gathers a good number of species, with different habits of growth and form in its flower, some even with hanging panicles.
Perhaps the best known is the Coelogyne cristata,<\/strong> which offers a large number of bright white flowers and a yellow reproductive organ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mygardenguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fl24-2.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCymbidium<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Scientific name:<\/strong> Cymbidium Orchid<\/a><\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Cymbidum<\/li>
- Origin:<\/strong> Africa, tropical Asia and Australia<\/li>
- Type of orchid<\/strong> : epiphytic or terrestrial<\/li>
- Flowering:<\/strong> Autumn-winter. The flowers last several weeks<\/li>
- Location:<\/strong> Lots of lighting, without direct sun. It can be even outside<\/li>
- Irrigation:<\/strong> Frequently, the substrate should not be allowed to dry<\/li>
- Humidity:<\/strong> Average 40% -50%<\/li>
- Level of difficulty:<\/strong> Low<\/li>
- File: <\/strong>Cymbidium Orchid<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThis variety is well known and appreciated in florists, for its flowers,<\/strong> which are very durable and look like wax.
The variety comes from Asia tropical and Australia.
The plants are easily recognizable, due to their elongated and thin leaves, as well as their rounded and strong bulbs.
Around 40 species are known. The best known are: Cymbidium insigne, Cymbidium eburneum and the Cymbidium devonianun.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCymbidiums\ncomprise a broad family of orchids that are highly prized for their shape,\ncolor, duration and, in some cases, fragrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is an\nevergreen and epiphytic plant, although in its natural habitat it can also be\nterrestrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDendrobium<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Scientific name:<\/strong> Dendrobium Orchid<\/a><\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Dendrobium<\/li>
- Origin:<\/strong> Southeast Asia, Australia and Tasmania<\/li>
- Orchid type<\/strong> : Epiphyte<\/li>
- Flowering:<\/strong> Spring. Some specimens have flowers that last up to six months<\/li>
- Location:<\/strong> A lot of lighting, without direct sun<\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Dendrobium<\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Cymbidum<\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Coelogyne<\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Cattleya<\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Cambria<\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Calanthe<\/li>
- Common name:<\/strong> Hummingbird orchids<\/li>
- 2.2 Brassia<\/strong><\/li>
- 1.2\u00a0Earth orchids<\/strong><\/li>
- 1.1\u00a0Epiphytic orchids<\/strong><\/li>
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n![<\/a><\/li>Common name:<\/strong> Dendrobium<\/li>Origin:<\/strong> Southeast Asia, Australia and Tasmania<\/li>Orchid type<\/strong> : Epiphyte<\/li>Flowering:<\/strong> Spring. Some specimens have flowers that last up to six months<\/li>Location:<\/strong> A lot of lighting, without direct sun<\/li>](\"https:\/\/www.orquideass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/orqu%C3%ADdea-dendrobium-ficha.jpg\"){kind=link}