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KindWildflowerGarden flowerCut flowerFlowering treeFlowering shrubBulb flowerClimberOrchidWater flowerCactus or succulentAlpine flowerTropical flowerHerb or useful flower
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Fire star orchidEpidendrum radicans A bright orange orchid that roots along its whole stem 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Orchid Red DisaDisa uniflora A striking red orchid from the mountain streams of South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower Dove orchidPeristeria elata An orchid with white flowers shaped like a dove, Panama's national flower 🇵🇦 Panama and 4 more · Orchid Waling-walingVanda sanderiana A rare orchid known as the 'Queen of Philippine flowers' 🇵🇭 Philippines · Orchid Ophrys sphegodes subsp. tauricaՍարդակիր Մեղվակիր, xarı-bülbül, ფუტკრის-დედა A rare wild orchid from the Caucasus and nearby regions 🇦🇲 Armenia and 7 more · Wildflower Pigeon orchidDendrobium crumenatum A white, fragrant orchid that blooms all at once after rain 🇮🇳 India and 5 more · Wildflower Grammatophyllum A group of rainforest orchids with striking green and purple-marked blooms 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 more · Wildflower Cymbidium faberi A wild orchid with pale green, yellow, or purple-tinged flowers from Asia 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Eulophia A large group of mostly ground-dwelling orchids from Africa and Asia Eulophia · Wildflower Darwin’s orchidAngraecum sesquipedale The Madagascan orchid with a long nectar spur and a famous moth pollinator 🇲🇬 Madagascar · Wildflower Daffodil orchidIpsea speciosa A rare bright yellow orchid of the hills in Sri Lanka and southern India 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 1 more · Wildflower Grey orchidVanda tessellata A yellow and brown checkered orchid from the Indian subcontinent to Indochina 🇮🇳 India · Wildflower Paphiopedilum insigne A rare slipper orchid from the Khasi hills with helmet-shaped yellow flowers 🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Wildflower Lycaste A genus of orchids with pleated leaves and fragrant, spotted blooms 🇲🇽 Mexico · Orchid Early spider-orchidOphrys sphegodes A wild orchid with spider-like flowers found across Europe and the Middle East 🇪🇸 Spain and 6 more · Wildflower Leopard orchidAnsellia africana A large African orchid with spotted yellow flowers and basket-like roots Ansellia africana · Orchid Dracula A genus of orchids with strange, long-tailed flowers from Central and South America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower Aerangis A genus of star-shaped, night-scented orchids from tropical Africa and nearby islands Aerangis · Orchid Miltonia Medium-large Brazilian orchids with showy, long-lasting flowers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 more · Orchid Cattleya trianae The national orchid of Colombia with petals in the flag’s colours 🇨🇴 Colombia · Wildflower Epidendrum secundum A South American orchid with dense clusters of colorful flowers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Wildflower Tulip orchidsAnguloa Large, cinnamon-scented orchids from the Andes with tulip-shaped blooms 🇻🇪 Venezuela and 4 more · Wildflower Catasetum A genus of unusual, showy epiphytic orchids from the Americas 🇧🇷 Brazil and 7 more · Wildflower Blood red BroughtoniaBroughtonia sanguinea A red-flowered orchid native to Jamaica’s trees and limestone soils 🇯🇲 Jamaica · Wildflower Dendrobium A vast genus of orchids found from the Himalayas to Australia and the Pacific 🇦🇺 Australia and 7 more · Wildflower Yellow lady's slipperCypripedium parviflorum A wild North American orchid with a bright yellow pouch-shaped flower 🇨🇦 Canada and 2 more · Wildflower Odontoglossum A cool-growing cloud forest orchid genus, now folded into Oncidium 🇬🇾 Guyana · Orchid Donkey orchidDiuris Australian orchids with ear-like petals and dangling sepals 🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower Slipper orchidCypripedium Hardy northern orchids with a pouch-shaped lower petal 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Angraecum A genus of white-flowered orchids with long nectar spurs, mostly from Africa and Madagascar 🇲🇬 Madagascar and 4 more · Orchid Fringed orchidPlatanthera A genus of showy terrestrial orchids with fringed or lobed lips Platanthera · Wildflower

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