How plants and fungi grow in the wild, and where cultivars came from.
Where 38,374 species are found, and the conditions they grow in there: temperature, humidity, light and the seasons. For growers who want to match them at home.
9,040 species
Bulbophyllum lewisense
Mount Lewis rope orchid
Intermediate · Humid air · Bright, filtered light
Bulbophyllum lilianae
Warty strand orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Bulbophyllum nematopodum
Green cowl orchid
Intermediate · Humid air · Dappled light
Bulbophyllum newportii
Cupped strand orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Bulbophyllum nocturnum
Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade
Bulbophyllum radicans
Striped pyjama orchid
Intermediate · Humid air · Dappled light
Bulbophyllum wadsworthii
Yellow rope orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Bulbophyllum windsorense
Thread-tipped rope orchid
Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Bulbophyllum wolfei
Fleshy snake orchid
Intermediate · Humid air · Dappled light
Cattleya cernua
Nodding Sophronitis
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Coelogyne cristata
Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Coelogyne suaveolens
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Cypripedium guttatum
Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Cypripedium kentuckiense
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Dendrobium adae
Slender cane orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Dendrobium agrostophyllum
Buttercup orchid
Intermediate · Humid air · Dappled light
Dendrobium baileyi
Blotched gemini orchid
Warm-growing · Humid air · Dappled light
Dendrobium biconvexum
Mount Windsor rock orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium brevicaudum
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium callitrophilum
Intermediate · Humid air · Shade
Dendrobium carrii
Furrowed moon orchid
Intermediate · Humid air · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium collinsii
McIlwraith burr orchid
Warm-growing · Humid air · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium coriaceum
Inland rock orchid
Cool-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium cuthbertsonii
Cool-growing · Humid air · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium epiphyticum
Illawarra rock orchid
Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium falcorostrum
Beech orchid
Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Dendrobium fellowsii
native damsel orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium finniganense
Intermediate · Humid air · Full sun
Dendrobium fleckeri
Cool-growing · Humid air · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium glabrum
Creeping star orchid
Warm-growing · Humid air · Dappled light
Dendrobium lobbii
Straggly rush orchid
Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium loddigesii
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium macfarlanei
Coastal shaggy orchid
Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium maidenianum
Warm-growing · Humid air · Dappled light
Dendrobium moorei
Drooping cane orchid
Cool-growing · Humid air · Dappled light
Dendrobium nativitatis
Christmas Island crimp orchid
Warm-growing · Humid air · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium neospectabile
Eungella king orchid
Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium plicatile
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Dendrobium pruinosum
Honey orchid
Warm-growing · Humid air · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium pugioniforme
Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Dendrobium pulchellum
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium racemosum
erect pencil orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium reconditum
Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Dendrobium rigidum
Smooth tongue orchid
Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium rupicoloides
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium schoeninum
Pencil orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Dendrobium taylorii
Smooth burr orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Dendrobium teretifolium
Rat's tail orchid
Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Encyclia tampensis
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Goodyera umbrosa
Intermediate · Humid air · Shade
Masdevallia davisii
Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Maxillaria speciosa
Cool-growing · Humid air · Dappled light
Paphiopedilum barbigerum
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Paphiopedilum druryi
Drury's slipper orchid
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Paphiopedilum fowliei
Fowlie's slipper orchid
Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade
Paphiopedilum hangianum
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light
Paphiopedilum thaianum
Thai slipper orchid
Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade
Phalaenopsis difformis
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Phalaenopsis hygrochila
Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light
Phalaenopsis javanica
Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade