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What are the varieties of orchids, how many varieties of orchids are there

I. Basic Introduction

Orchid is an epiphytic or terrestrial herb. The flowers are mostly in racemes with several or many flowers, and the flowers are white, pure white, white-green, yellow-green, light yellow, light yellow-brown, yellow, red, green, purple and other different colors. In our country has been taken as a symbol of elegance and purity, and "plum, bamboo, chrysanthemum" known as the "Four Gentlemen".

Two, what are the varieties of orchids

There are many varieties of orchids. China's orchid varieties are spring orchid, cymbidium orchid, Jianlan, ink orchid, cold orchid, lotus petal orchid and spring sword and so on 7 series, is China's traditional ornamental flowers, in the international national orchid is also known as the Oriental orchid. There are also foreign orchids, known as "tropical orchids", including Cattleya, Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Dendrobium, Vinelandia, Dendrobium and other varieties. There are also valuable orchid varieties such as the ghost orchid and the jade orchid.

Three, how many varieties of orchids

The number of varieties of orchids is very rich. There are 600 genera and tens of thousands of native species and varieties of orchids in the world. According to the division of orchid flowering time, orchid varieties can be generally divided into four kinds: spring flowering, such as Songmei, Xishenmei, Cuiyipin, CuiGaiHuo, YingchunDie, XiaoyouDie, WentianSu and other varieties; summer flowering, such as Cymbidium orchids, Tailor's orchid and other varieties; fall blooming, such as Jianlan, Zhanglan, _ Orchid and other varieties; winter bloomers, the main varieties of ink orchids, cold orchids and so on. According to the living environment, they can be divided into aerial orchids and terrestrial orchids. Aerial orchids are species whose plants grow and develop on tree trunks or rocks, such as Gadelia orchids, Dendrobium orchids, Phalaenopsis orchids, Vanda orchids and so on. Geophytic orchids are plants that grow in soil rich in organic matter, such as the Annunciation Orchid, Dendrobium Orchid, Dendrobium Orchid, Dendrobium Orchid, and so on.