Some Warm-Growing Orchids For The Beginner

65F 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.

Aerides crassifolium (ay-ayr-EE-dees krass-ih-FOL-ee-um)
Paphiopedilum concolor (paff-ee-oh-PED-eh-lum KON-kuhl-er) Allow to dry out somewhat during winter

Aerides odoratum (ay-ayr-EE-deez oh-DORE-ah-tum)
Angraecum eburneum (an-GREY-kum ee-BURN-ee-um)
Angraecum Lemforde White Beauty (an-GREY-kum lem-FORD-eh White Beauty)

Ascocentrum garayi (az-koh-SEN-trum gah-RAY-eye) - also long known as Ascoentrum miniatum (min-EE-ah-tum)
Ascocentrum ampullaceum (az-koh-SEN-trum am-pull-ACE-ee-um)
Dendrobium bigibbum (den-DROH-bee-um bye-GIBB-um) also known under the synonym Dendrobium phalaenopsis and the background of many hybrids typically found in the marketplace. They MUST be grown warm and should be kept somewhat drier during winter.
Dendrobium Frosty Dawn (den-dro-BEE-um)
Dendrobium Dawn Marie
Paphiopedilum callosum (paff-ee-oh-PED-ill-um KAL-oh-sum)
Paphiopedilum lawrenceanum (paff-ee-oh-PED-ill-um law-RENCE-an-um)
Paphiopedilum Maudiae (paff-ee-oh-PED-ill-um MAWD-ee-eye) type hybrids
Phalaenopsis amabilis and aphrodite - pronounced fayl-en-NOP-sis am-ah-BILL-iss and aff-ROW-dye-tee, respectively
Phalaenopsis schilleriana (fayl-en-NOP-sis shill-er-EE-an-ah)
Phalaenopsis stuartiana (fayl-en-NOP-sis stew-art-EE-an-ah)
Most Phalaenopsis hybrids and intergeneric hybrids with Doritis (Doritaenopsis)
Psychopsis papilio (sye-KOP-sis pap-EE-lee-oh) This plant and its hybrids have long been known as "Butterfly Oncidiums". They should be grown under less light with more water than other "Oncidium Alliance" plants.
Trichocentrum luridum (try-koe-SENT-rum LURE-ih-dum) - also long known as Oncidium luridum
Vanda coerulea (VAN-dah seer-ooh-LEE-ah)
Vanda sanderiana (VAN-dah san-DER-ee-an-ah)
Vanda tricolor (VAN-dah TRY-kull-or)
Vanda hybrids and intergeneric hybrids with Ascocentrum - Ascocenda (az-koh-SEN-dah)