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Dracula simia, known also as the monkey-like Dracula, is an epiphytic orchid originally described as part of the genus Masdevallia, [2] but later reclassified as part of genus Dracula. [1] The arrangement of column , petals and lip resembles a monkey's face.
Dendrophylax lindenii, the ghost orchid (a common name also used for Epipogium aphyllum) is a rare perennial epiphyte from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It is native to Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba. [2] [4] Other common names include palm polly and white frog orchid.
Orchidelirium, also called orchidomania or orchid fever, is the name given to the Victorian era's flower madness for collecting and discovering orchids. Wealthy orchid fanatics of the 19th century sent explorers and collectors to almost every part of the world in search of new varieties and species of orchids. [1]
A close-up of the unusual orchid. (Photo courtesy of Marta Kolanowska) Though many will no doubt be interested in acquiring at least one of the demonic flowering plants, officially called ...
Aganisia cyanea (formerly Acacallis cyanea) is a showy species of orchid native to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. [1] It is remarkable because some cultivars of this species produce blue flowers, the color blue being quite rare among the orchids.
Another common orchid is putty root (Aplectrum hyemale). Putty root is a larger orchid with a flower stalk that can reach between 1- and 2-feet tall and puts out anywhere from eight to 20 flowers.