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If you want to tell a person how you feel about him, show him the seriousness of your intentions, a bouquet of orchids will be an excellent present. This flower is often used by florists to create bouquets that later decorate any holiday.
In the language of flowers, orchids symbolize sincere love, tender passion. These flowers are given to the most beloved people, wanting to see a smile on their face. Such a bouquet is a confession of feelings without words! The recipient will understand everything.
Since ancient times, orchids have been considered flowers that emphasize femininity, aristocracy, harmony and family comfort. However, when giving, you should carefully consider the choice of color: if white means tender love, then colorful colors mean passion.
In the article, we will see the most beautiful types of orchids, and also learn their brief history. The world of flowers is very wide and amazing!
10 Cumbria
Cumbria – a real beauty. From the variety of colors of the species, eyes can run up! A flower blooms, releasing an arrow, on which there are several flowers. An arrow emerges from a mature bulb. Flowers smell very pleasant, reminding of spring. But the flowers remain on the plant for about a month – after they wither, and they need to be removed.
Of course, in order for Cambria to please with its appearance, you will have to take care of it (as with other flowers), growing it at home, but in return you will receive gratitude. Cambria is commonly sold in stores as an attractive looking house flower. The flowers of the plant are most often in the shape of an asterisk, have a spicy aroma – it’s easy to recognize.
9. Dracula
Flower gardens call this type of orchid terribly beautiful – indeed, the plant looks very eccentric, which cannot be ignored. Dracula The orchid was named because it resembles the muzzle of a monkey and the mouth of a dragon – such an interesting combination in one flower!
The full name of the orchid is Dracula Simia. From Latin it is translated as “son of the dragon”, and simia means “monkey”. Dracula usually has only one flower on the stem – it grows both on the ground and on trees. This type of orchid belongs to the genus of epiphytic plants, its roots need access to air. Growing such a miracle at home is not easy, but if you have the patience, go for it!
8. Bellara
One of the most popular flowers among home plant lovers is beallara – This is the fruit of the labors of hybridizers. Beallar took the best from brassia, miltonia, odontoglossum, oncidium and others. The advantage is that it turned out to be undemanding and less whimsical.
Usually everyone admires the beauty of this flower. The plant loves bright light very much, and if you want to provide an orchid with comfort, you must not forget that it loves a lot of moisture. Beallars have an unusual smell for flowers – it smells like pepper. According to the experience of flower growers, an orchid can also grow on the north side, because it quickly burns out under the direct rays of the sun. If you provide a flower with proper care, then it will gladly please you with its appearance.
7. Cymbidium
Capricious but beautiful flower cymbidium exceeds the phalaenopsis beloved by many with its charm with notes of austerity. There is in this orchid some kind of pomposity, splendor and even grandeur. In China, this type of orchid usually decorates the homes of noble people. True, in order for the cymbidium to look like a king, he needs care to match. With the advent of warm days, flower growers are advised to take the flower out into the open air.
To bloom – the flower needs to create rest conditions in the winter. This type of orchid is quite sprawling – this flower captivates. In summer, the plant needs a “resort”: it needs to be watered, fed, fed, etc. It should be borne in mind that the plant takes up a lot of space, but beauty is in flowers, for this it is planted.
6. Grammatophyllum
grows Grammatophyllum in the Philippines – at an altitude of up to 300 m. Prefers hot conditions. If you want to start such a plant at home, you should provide a lot of free space for it, because the plant grows up to 40 cm or more. Too dry air negatively affects the plant – it needs high humidity (about 75–90%).
Also, this type of orchid loves sunny bright light and can easily tolerate the morning and evening sun, however, in hot summers, the plant must be protected from direct sunlight. Many people would like to have grammatophyllum, but not everyone has the time to take care of it. But if you try, this flower will show how beautiful it is in everything: both in flowering and in stately growth. A very elegant plant.
5. Odontoglossum
Those who are fond of orchids are madly in love with the view odontoglossum. There is very little information about the plant, so it is better for beginners to refrain from growing this species. Care, according to flower growers, for this rare orchid is problematic. The odontoglossum orchid grows in the mountainous regions of South and Central America.
In nature, orchids save tree crowns from exposure to the sun, so they need bright diffused light – without direct sunlight. For flower growers, this orchid is rare in collections due to difficult care, but, according to them, the effort is worth it, because the flower is very beautiful. However, its aroma will not be pleasant to everyone – it is suffocating, heavy.
4. Wanda
If provide Vande quality care, then she will delight with her beautiful flowers. It is best to grow a vanda at home in voluminous transparent pots with a diameter of 15–19 cm.
Vandas bloom on both the south and north windowsills. It is not recommended to plant a plant in a substrate: its thick roots are sensitive to waterlogging, so they can rot.
Usually this beautiful plant is grown in the following ways: hanging in a basket or by the stem, or using a special pot. The flower is very picky about the light – it is impossible for direct sunlight to fall on the vanda, but the plant is uncomfortable in the shade, it needs a middle.
3. Brassavola
Brassavola – a very interesting orchid, it has leaves like a dense onion leaf, thoughtful! In terms of growing, the orchid does not cause any particular problems – if it discards the roots, then others quickly grow. The plant grows very fast, ideal for beginners. Since she grows quickly, she needs to be fed more. You can just buy fertilizer for orchids.
The plant loves light very much – thanks to it it grows faster and pleases with flowers. The inflorescence of the brassavola is racemose, consists of 3-6 flowers, which subsequently will have a light green or lilac-yellow hue. This flower has a very pleasant smell, which mainly appears at night and disappears in the morning.
2. Aganizia
For those who decide to grow organization, you should know that this species is very capricious. Most often, fans of their business undertake to grow this flower – those who want to have a flower at home for beauty are unlikely to consider the view.
Aganisia flowers are star-shaped, blue to purple in color. Aganisia is odorless, so there will be no surprises.
It is quite difficult to keep a flower at room conditions – it loves heat, temperatures above 32 degrees can destroy a fragile plant.
Too bright light is also undesirable for this beauty – it can burn the plant. It reacts quite painfully to a transplant, so it is carried out in case of emergency.
1. Miltonia
Miltonia, undoubtedly beautiful, but has a capricious character. Heat-loving, prefers a place in partial shade, especially in the heat. The flowers become even more beautiful if the light intensity is reduced. Miltonia is difficult to keep in an apartment, on the one hand, she loves humidity, on the other hand, it is very easy to flood her.
The roots are thin, and she has a negative attitude towards water on the leaves. Spraying gardeners are advised not to do. Outwardly, it amazes all fans of flowers – how beautiful it is! The flowers are velvety, and in appearance they are similar to violet flowers, but the appearance is richer (reaches 7–10 cm in diameter). From the acquisition stops only the complexity of care.