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Facts About The Swaddled Babies Orchid

Swaddled Baby Anguloa Orchid

The orchid species overall produces many amazing flowers but none is more so than the Anguloa Uniflora which has flowers that resemble swaddled babies. This beautiful orchid was discovered by botanists Antonio Pavon Jimenez and Hipolito Ruiz Lopez from Chile and

Jocelyn September 16, 2017August 6, 2020 Types of orchids Read more

Facts About The Goat Orchid

Goat Orchid

The Goat orchid produces a beautiful flower that, despite the name, in fact looks a little like a horned bee. It is because of these horns that this orchid is also often referred to as the Goat Orchid. This orchid

Jocelyn July 7, 2017July 23, 2017 Types of orchids Read more

Facts About The Fly Orchid

Fly Orchid

Sometimes nature comes up with ingenious ways to attract pollinators – by sexual deception! Fly Orchids flowers are shaped just like female flies.  Male insects are attracted to the flower so they come to mate. Once they land, pollen gets

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Facts About The Dove Orchid

Dove Orchid

The Dove Orchid belongs to the genus of the orchid species known as Peristeria which is a Greek word that means dove. This orchid is also frequently referred to as the Holy Spirit Orchid or the Holy Ghost Orchid.  The

Jocelyn June 12, 2017July 23, 2017 Types of orchids Read more

Facts About The Donkey Orchid

Donkey Orchid

The scientific name Diuris of the plant called Donkey Orchid is derived from Greek prefixes Di meaning two and ouris meaning tail. One understands this nomenclature when he sees the two lateral hanging petals. These petals look like two hanging

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Facts About The Bird Head Orchid

Bird Head Orchid

This is a unique species of orchids which has flowers that look like both a moth as well as a bird head. This is the reason why it is called a bird head orchid in some places while it is referred

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Facts About The Flying Duck Orchid

Flying Duck Orchid Facts

If you have never seen the Flying Duck orchid in real life, you can be forgiven for thinking that it is a fake. This is because it is hard to imagine Mother Nature trying to copy or impersonate one of

Jocelyn November 26, 2016July 23, 2017 Types of orchids Read more

Facts About The Ghost Orchid

Ghost Orchid

The look of these Ghost Orchids look similar to Green Squid Orchid (Encyclia Cochleata) or the Hanging Naked Man Orchid (Orchis italica). They also resemble the look of a frog but they are actually most known as Ghost Orchids. Ghost

Jocelyn October 26, 2016July 23, 2017 Types of orchids Read more

Facts About Green Squid Orchid

Green Squid Orchid

Earlier referred to as Encyclia Cochleata, the Green Squid orchid is an epiphytic orchid that is native to Central America and the Caribbean. However, it can also be occasionally terrestrial and seen growing on the ground. The flowers of this

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The World’s Most Expensive Orchid

Rothschildianum Orchid

Orchid lovers can be seen in all parts of the world growing different species of these flowering plants in their gardens and pots inside homes. Many orchid species are rare and found only in their natural habitat. There are also

Jocelyn October 16, 2016July 23, 2017 Types of orchids Read more

Facts about the Bee Orchid

Bee Orchid Facts

When you see this bee orchid plant it is hard to believe your eyes as this species of orchids produces flowers that resemble bees. What you see is a small fuzzy bee sitting on a flower having three lateral petals.

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Facts about the Monkey Orchid

Monkey Orchid Facts

There are many orchids that bear flowers looking like animals and birds. But the one that is really amazing is the one that looks like the face of a monkey. This orchid called Monkey orchid is aptly named because of

Jocelyn September 22, 2016April 24, 2020 Types of orchids Read more

Facts about the White Egret Orchid

White Egret Orchid

The White Egret Orchid is perhaps the most delicate of all orchid plants. Its flower is so white and so beautiful that it reminds one of the white bird called egret. It is a heron with an all white plumage.

Jocelyn September 21, 2016April 24, 2020 Types of orchids Read more

Facts about the Tiger Orchid

Tiger Orchid Facts

If one is talking about some of the weirdest flowers of the world, the name of tiger orchid certainly ranks at the top of the list. It is also the largest orchid flowers of the world. There are many orchids

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Facts About The Hanging Naked Man Orchid

A single Orchid italica haning out on a rock

Would you believe that there is a type of orchid flower that looks like a little haning naked man? Yes, it might not be believable but the petals of this orchid actually resemble the shape of a man with arms

Jocelyn June 17, 2015November 9, 2022 Types of orchids Read more

9 Orchids That Look Like Animals to Trick Animals and Insects

Amazing Flowers

Almost everyone has seen a beautiful Orchid at some point in their life, but have you seen Orchids that look like animals? Becoming more common with every passing day, you can pick one up at a local flower shop, home

Jocelyn June 27, 2014April 24, 2020 Types of orchids Read more

Paphiopedilum Orchids (Lady-slipper)

Paphiopedium Orchid

The Paphiopedilum orchid flower is one of the truly inspiring types of orchids.  The beautiful shape of pout-like lips is unlike any other flower. The classification of this orchid alone is a long, never-ending list.  For this reason, lady-slipper enthusiasts claim that

Jocelyn April 25, 2014August 6, 2020 Types of orchids Read more

Silk Orchids

Silk Orchids

Flowers are a part of almost every memorable activity. Orchids are a popular choice as they can add beauty, elegance and color which liven up any setting. In many cases fresh orchids are preferred, but there can be several advantages

Jocelyn October 7, 2013July 23, 2017 Types of orchids Read more

Phaius Orchids

Phaius-Orchids

Phaius Orchids are very easy to grow in your home.  However, they are not so widely grown by many Orchid collectors.  They have large, colorful and fragrant flowers that are tube-like to compliment the large leaves.  These flowers can reach

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Lycaste Orchids

Lycaste-Orchid

The flowers of this orchid are very different in a very special way. It is triangular in shape with the sepals pointing outward and the petals pointing forward. The availability of it in bright colors is another addition to the

Jocelyn January 20, 2013July 23, 2017 Types of orchids Read more
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