Common names: orchid,
cymbidium, dendrobium, oncidium, cattleya, phalaenopsis
Description: Throughout the world, more than 17,000
species are known, and varieties vary in size and shape.
Oncidium blossoms are 1/2 to 1 inch and are usually yellow
with orange-red markings. Cattleya blossoms are large,
ruffled and usually 5 to 6 inches across in white or purple
with contrasting throats. Phalaenopsis have moth-
or butterfly-shaped flowers in colors such as white, pink,
purple and bicolors. Cymbidium and dendrobium flowers
have a butterfly-like shape and are 3 to 4 inches acress.
The larger of the two, cymbidiums are white, yellow, green
or lavender with pink or red lips, while dendrobiums are
often white or lavender. |
