What are the varieties of orchids? How many varieties of orchids are there?

1. Basic Introduction

Orchids are epiphytic or terrestrial herbs. Most of the flowers are racemes with several or many flowers. The flowers come in many different colors, including white, pure white, white-green, yellow-green, light yellow, light yellow-brown, yellow, red, blue, and purple. In our country, it has always been regarded as a symbol of nobility and elegance, and is collectively known as the "Four Gentlemen" along with "plum, bamboo and chrysanthemum".

2. What are the varieties of orchids?

There are many varieties of orchids. There are seven series of orchid varieties in my country, namely Chunlan, Huilan, Jianlan, Molan, Hanlan, Lianbanlan and Chunjian. They are my country's traditional ornamental flowers and are also known as Oriental orchids internationally. There are also orchids, known as "tropical orchids", including Cattleya, Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum and other varieties. There are also rare orchid varieties such as ghost orchid and emerald orchid.

3. How many varieties of orchids are there?

There are a wide variety of orchid species. There are 600 genera of orchids in the world, and tens of thousands of native species and varieties. According to the flowering time of orchids, orchid varieties can generally be divided into four types: those that bloom in spring, such as Songmei, Xishenmei, Cuiyipin, Cuigaihe, Yingchundie, Xiaodie, Wentuansu and other varieties; those that bloom in summer, such as Huilan, Tailan and other varieties; those that bloom in autumn, such as Jianlan, Zhanglan, and Sunlan; those that bloom in winter, the main varieties include Molan and Hanlan. According to their living environment, they can be divided into epiphytic orchids and terrestrial orchids. Epiphytic orchids are species that grow on tree trunks or rocks, such as Cattleya orchid, Dendrobium orchid, Phalaenopsis orchid, Vanda orchid, etc. Terrestrial orchids are plants that grow in soil rich in organic matter, such as the cymbidium, aspidistra, and paphiopedilum.