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Cymbidium Close-up of spider orchid flowers (Brassia lawrenceana), showing long, narrow yellow-green petals with brown spots and a spidery appearance.
How new orchid varieties are created
Grass pink Ladies' tresses Orchid Fairy slippers Cattleya orchid Cluster of green vanilla pods (Vanilla planifolia) hanging from a vine with broad green leaves, cultivated outdoors on Reunion Island. Single Pogonia ophioglossoides, or snakemouth orchid, with three pale pink petals and a fringed, deep purple lip, set against a blurred green background.
At a Glance
Orchid (Polystachya bella).
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How new orchid varieties are created
Learn about orchids, including the lady's slipper.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Roles of bees and flowers in European woodlands
Learn about ecological relationships between bees and various woodland flowers. Plant-pollinator...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Why is there a shortage of natural vanilla?
An overview of the history, chemistry, and economics of natural and synthetic vanilla.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

Cymbidium
Yellow flowers of a cymbidium orchid (Cymbidium species).
© margostock/Fotolia
Spider orchid
A cluster of spider orchid (Brassia cochleata) flowers in bloom.
© Jacky Parker Photography—Moment Open/Getty Images
Grass pink
Close-up image of the flower of grass pink (Calopogon pulchellus), a species...
Clarence A. Rechenthin/U.S. Department of Agriculture-NRCS PLANTS Database
Ladies' tresses
Autumn ladies' tresses (Spiranthes spiralis), a European orchid species.
Joan E. Rahn
Orchid
A rare species of orchid (Coelogyne trinervis) from Thailand.
forest71/Shutterstock.com
Fairy slippers
Fairy slipper orchids (Calypso bulbosa), found in cool bogs of the Northern...
© sandpiper/Fotolia
Cattleya orchid
An ornamental cattleya orchid (Cattleya labiata).
© kwanchaichaiudom/Fotolia
Vanilla pods
Pods of the vanilla plant (Vanilla planifolia) on Réunion island, east of...
© Jan/stock.adobe.com
Snakemouth
A showy snakemouth (Pogonia ophioglossoides) orchid in bloom.
© Leighton Photography & Imaging/Shutterstock.com
Orchid flower
Self-pollinating flowers of the orchid Holcoglossum amesianum.
Elena Gaillard
Lady's slipper
Showy lady's slipper (Cypripedium reginae) in bloom.
© Holly Kuchera/Shutterstock.com
Donkey orchid
Attracive donkey orchid (Diuris) flowers.
Gnangarra
Epiphytic orchid
An epiphytic orchid (Dendrobium species) in bloom.
E.R. Degginger
Bird's-nest orchid
A non-photosynthetic bird's-nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis).
Bernd Haynold
Dendrobium orchid
The orchid Dendrobium anosmum occurs throughout Southeast Asia from Sri...
sunoochi
Butterfly orchid
Florida butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis), an epiphytic species.
© steffstarr/Fotolia
Coconut orchid
The flower of the coconut orchid (Maxillaria tenuifolia).
Phyzome
Bucket orchid
The flowers of Coryanthes macrantha, an epiphytic bucket orchid.
© guentermanaus/Shutterstock.com
Bulbophyllum
Fringelike petals of Bulbophyllum medusae.
Eric Hunt
Scarlet greenhood
Fly-pollinated flower of the scarlet greenhood orchid (Pterostylis coccinea).
Bernd Haynold
Bee orchid
Resembling a female bee, this bee orchid flower (Ophrys apifera) is an example...
© Hans Hillewaert
Fly orchid
A sexually deceptive fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera). This orchid and other...
© Martin Siepmann —imageBROKER/Getty Images
Disa
Close-up of the flowers of Disa cardinalis, a terrestrial orchid.
Bernd Haynold
Naked man orchid
Naked man orchid (Orchis italica).
Carsten Niehaus
Orchids
Flowering orchids.
© sornram/stock.adobe.com
Orchid symmetry
Bilateral symmetry of the orchid (Vanda)
© Krissia/Shutterstock.com
Rein orchid (Habenaria)
Clarence Postmus/Root Resources
lizard orchid
Lizard orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum).
Bernd Haynold
man orchid
Man orchid (Orchis anthropophora).
Bernd Haynold
moth orchid
Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis).
Arad
Odontoglossum
An orchid of genus Odontoglossum.
© Vitaliy Berkovych/Shutterstock.com
pigeon orchid
Pigeon orchid (Dendrobium crumenatum) in bloom.
Ivan Polunin—NHPA/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Orchid (Polystachya bella)
A to Z Botanical Collection/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
salmon sun orchid
Salmon sun orchid (Thelymitra rubra).
Bernd Haynold
yellow fringed orchid
Yellow fringed orchid (Platanthera ciliaris).
© Dan Rieck/Dreamstime.com
Zygopetalum maculatum
Zygopetalum maculatum.
Larsen Twins Orchards
Orchid (Polystachya bella).
Sven Samelius

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