Orchids
Epiphytes and terrestrials. Their roots want air as much as water, which is why ordinary compost kills them.
30 species in orchids
orchidMoth Orchid
Phalaenopsis amabilis
part shadeEven
orchidCattleya
Cattleya labiata
part shadeEven
orchidVanda
Vanda coerulea
full sunThirsty
orchidDendrobium
Dendrobium nobile
part shadeEven
orchidLady Slipper Orchid
Paphiopedilum insigne
shadeEven
orchidDancing Lady Orchid
Oncidium flexuosum
part shadeEven
orchidCymbidium
Cymbidium hybridum
part shadeEven
orchidPansy Orchid
Miltoniopsis vexillaria
shadeThirsty
orchidZygopetalum
Zygopetalum maculatum
part shadeEven
orchidSpider Orchid
Brassia verrucosa
part shadeEven
orchidCoelogyne
Coelogyne cristata
part shadeEven
orchidCoconut Orchid
Maxillaria tenuifolia
part shadeEven
orchidBulbophyllum
Bulbophyllum lobbii
part shadeThirsty
orchidMasdevallia
Masdevallia coccinea
shadeThirsty
orchidCrucifix Orchid
Epidendrum radicans
full sunEven
orchidLaelia
Laelia anceps
full sunDry
orchidCockleshell Orchid
Prosthechea cochleata
part shadeEven
orchidUpside-down Orchid
Stanhopea tigrina
part shadeThirsty
orchidGongora
Gongora quinquenervis
part shadeThirsty
orchidCatasetum
Catasetum expansum
part shadeEven
orchidLycaste
Lycaste aromatica
part shadeEven
orchidSobralia
Sobralia macrantha
part shadeThirsty
orchidPhragmipedium
Phragmipedium besseae
part shadeThirsty
orchidWindowsill Orchid
Pleione formosana
part shadeEven
orchidChinese Ground Orchid
Bletilla striata
part shadeEven
orchidMarsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza foliosa
part shadeThirsty
orchidBee Orchid
Ophrys apifera
full sunDry
orchidPyramidal Orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis
full sunDry
orchidCalanthe
Calanthe discolor
shadeEven
orchidPink Rock Orchid
Dendrobium kingianum
full sunDry