Flower Varieties - Orchid

   
Orchid

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 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 colours such as white, pink, purple and bi-colours.
 Cymbidium and dendrobium flowers have a butterfly-like shape and are 3 to 4 inches across.
  The larger of the two, cymbidiums are white, yellow, green or lavender with pink or red lips,
 while dendrobiums are often white or lavender.


(Image and info from the California Cut Flower Commission.)

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