Orchid
Common names: orchid, cymbidium, dendrobium, oncidium, cattleya, phalaenopsis.
Orchids (Orchidaceae family) are among the largest, most diverse of flowering plant families, with over 800 described genera covering 25,000 species, with another 100,000 plus hybrids or cultivars produced by horticulturalists.
Oncidium blossoms are 1 1/2 to 1 inch, usually yellow with orange-red flower markings.
Cattleya blossoms are large, ruffled, usually 5 to 6 inches across in white or purple with contrasting throats.
Phalaenopsis have moth or butterfly-shaped flowers in colors such as white, pink, purple or bicolors.
Cymbidium and dendrobium flowers have a butterfly-like shape flower that are 3 to 4 inches across.
The larger, cymbidiums, are white, yellow, green or lavender with pink
or red lips, while dendrobiums are often white or lavender. |
Lily
of the Valley
Common names: Lily of the Valley, May Lily, Convallaria, Our Lady's Tears, Convall-lily,
Lily Constancy, Ladder-to-Heaven, Jacob's Ladder, Male Lily.
Convallaria majalis, is a flowering plant of Ruscaceae, sole member of genus Convallaria.
This flower is native throughout cooler temperate Northern Hemisphere areas of Asia, Europe plus North America.
This popular plant has broad, spear-like foliage with fragrant little white bell-shaped flowers.
While it is a popular garden perennial, it has seen increasing popularity as a cut flower, especially in wedding bouquets. |
