Some Cool-Growing Orchids For The Beginner

50°F Minimum Temperature

The names below are derived from the Latin and Greek languages and can, at first, be daunting to pronounce. It's easier if you remember that, with few exceptions all letters are pronounced. You will often hear names pronounced somewhat differently than indicated below as a result of regional differences. There are also pronunciations that are not technically correct but have found their way into common useage. The common pronunciation, stan-HOPE-ee-ah rather than the technically correct stan-HOPE-ah for Stanhopea is an example. This pronunciation has no doubt evolved because of the "pronounce every letter rule" although that would sound more like stan-HOPE-AY-ah.

Calanthe vestita (KAL-an-thee VESS-tee-tah)
Coleogyne cristata (see-loh-GUY-nee CHRIS-tah-tah)
Coelogyne mooreana (see-loh-GUY-nee MOORE-ann-ah or commonly MOORE-ee-ann-ah)
Cymbidium (sim-BID-ee-um) hybrids (large flowered, winter/spring blooming)
Paphiopedilum insigne (paf-ee-oh-PED-ih-lum in-SIG-knee)
Paphiopedilum spicerianum (paf-ee-oh-PED-ih-lum spice-er-EE-ann-um)
Paphiopedilum venustum (paf-ee-oh-PED-ih-lum ven-OOS-tum)
Dendrobium infundibulum (den-DRO-bee-um in-fun-DIB-you-lum)
Prosthechea cochleata (prose-THEEK-ee-ah COKE-lee-ah-tah) - also long known as an Encyclia (en-SIK-lee-ah) or Epidendrum (ep-ee-DEN-drum)
Prosthechea vitellina (pros-THEEK-ee-ah vye-TELL-ee-nah)
Laelia anceps (LAY-lee-ah an-SEPS)
Laelia autumnalis (LAY-lee-ah awe-tum-NAHL-iss)
Lycaste skinneri (LYE-kass-tee SKIN-ner-eye)
Rhynchostele bictoniensis (rink-oh-STEE-lee bik-tone-EE-en-sis) - also long known as an Odontoglossum (oh-don-toe-GLOSS-um) or Lemboglossum (lem-bow-GLOSS-um)
Rossioglossum grande (ross-ee-oh-GLOSS-um GRAN-dee) also long known as Odontoglossum grande
Oncidium crispum (on-SID-ee-um KRIS-pum)
Oncidium leucochilum (on-SID-ee-um lew-koh-KYE-lum)
Oncidium tigrinum (on-SID ee-um tye-GREEN-um)
Zygopetalum intermedium (zye-go-PET-ah-lum in-ter-MEED-ee-um) - this is most often sold as Zygopetalum mackayi (pronounced mak-KAY-eye)

Paphiopedilum spicerianum 'Matin the Martian', CCM/AOS
Grower: Jeff Morris, Earlysville, PA

Prosthechea (Encyclia) cochleata, Memoria Louise Burchett', AM/AOS
Grower: Ryan Kowalczyk, Tampa, Florida

Zygopetalum intermedium (mackayi) 'Jean Webster', HCC/AOS
Grower: Jack Webster, Southern Pines, North Carolina