What are the varieties of orchids

1, orchid varieties - dendrobium orchid

2, orchid varieties - gladiolus

3, orchid varieties - cymbidium orchid

4, orchid varieties - ink orchid

5, orchid varieties - leopard orchid

6, orchid varieties - phalaenopsis orchids

7, orchid varieties - spring orchids

1, orchid introduction

Orchid (scientific name: Cymbidium?ssp.): epiphytic or terrestrial herb, leaves several to many, usually borne on the base or lower nodes of pseudobulbs, distichous, banded or rarely oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, the base usually with broad sheaths and enclosing pseudobulbs, jointed. Racemes with several or many flowers, colored white, pure white, white-green, yellow-green, yellowish, yellowish brown, yellow, red, green, purple.

The orchids in the traditional Chinese famous flowers only refer to a number of species of endemic orchids distributed in Chinese orchid plants, such as spring orchids, huilan, jianlan, ink orchids and cold orchids, etc., which are usually referred to as "Chinese orchids". This kind of orchids is very different from the tropical orchids with big and colorful flowers, without eye-catching gaudiness, large flowers and leaves, but with simple, quiet and elegant temperament, which is very much in line with the aesthetic standard of the Oriental people. It has been cultivated in China for more than a thousand years.

The Chinese have always regarded orchids as a symbol of purity and elegance, and together with "Plum, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum", they are known as the "Four Gentlemen". Usually, "Orchid Chapter" is used as a metaphor for the beauty of poetry and literature, and "Orchid Jiao" is used as a metaphor for the truth of friendship. In May 1985, the orchid was honored as the fourth of the ten most famous flowers in China.

2. Morphological Characteristics

An epiphytic or terrestrial herb, rarely decaying, usually with pseudobulbs; pseudobulbs ovoid, ellipsoid, or pike-shaped, rarely absent or extended into a stem, usually enclosed in a sheath at the base of the leaves. Leaves several to many, usually borne on basal or lower nodes of pseudobulbs, distichous, strap-shaped or rarely oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, base usually with broad sheaths and enclosing pseudobulbs, jointed.