Growing Orchids in Big Bend, Wisconsin

Family Orchidaceae
Family: Orchidaceae. Family of 25,000 of species of plants. Most are tropical and sub-tropical, but a few are temperate climate plants. There are three subfamilies of significant horticultural value: Cypripedioideae, Epidenroideae, and Vandoideae.

Orchid Photograph Genus - OR - Intergeneric Hybrid
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae

Genus: Paphiopedilum
Genus: Phragmipedium

Orchid Photograph	Genus - OR - Intergeneric Hybrid
	Subfamily: Cypripedioideae Genus: Paphiopedilum Genus: Phragmipedium

Orchid Photograph Genus - OR - Intergeneric Hybrid
Subfamily: Epidenroideae / Tribe: Coelogyneae

Subtribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Coelogyne
Genus: Dendrochilum

Subfamily: Epidenroideae / Tribe: Epidendreae

Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Brassavola
Genus: Cattleya
Genus: Encyclia
Genus: Epidendrum
Genus: Laelia

Subtribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Dendrobium

Subtribe: Bulbophyllinae
Genus: Bulbophyllum

Orchid Photograph	Genus - OR - Intergeneric Hybrid
	Subfamily: Epidenroideae / Tribe: Coelogyneae Subtribe: Coelogyninae Genus: Coelogyne Genus: Dendrochilum
	Subfamily: Epidenroideae / Tribe: Epidendreae Subtribe: Laeliinae Genus: Brassavola Genus: Cattleya Genus: Encyclia Genus: Epidendrum Genus: Laelia Subtribe: Dendrobiinae Genus: Dendrobium Subtribe: Bulbophyllinae Genus: Bulbophyllum

Orchid Photograph Genus - OR - Intergeneric Hybrid
Subfamily: Vandoideae / Tribe: Cymbidieae

Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Brassia
Genus: Miltonia (Brazil)
Genus: Miltoniopsis (Columbia)
Genus: Oncidium
Genus: Odontoglossum
Intergeneric Hybrid: Burrageara
Intergeneric Hybrid: Colmanara
Intergeneric Hybrid: Degarmoara
Intergeneric Hybrid: Miltassia
Intergeneric Hybrid: Odontiopsis
Intergeneric Hybrid: Odontocidium
Intergeneric Hybrid: Oncidioda
Intergeneric Hybrid: Vuylstekeara

Subtribe: Crytopodiinae
Genus: Cymbidium

Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Paphinia

Subfamily: Vandoideae / Tribe: Maxillarieae

Subtribe: Maxillariinae
Genus: Maxillaria

Subtribe: Zygopetinae
Genus: Zygopetalum

Subfamily: Vandoideae / Tribe: Vandeae

Subtribe: Sarcanthinae
Genus: Ascocentrum
Genus: Doritis
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Genus: Rhynchostylis
Genus: Sedirea
Genus: Vanda
Intergeneric Hybrid: Doritaenopsis

Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Angraecum

Orchid Photograph	Genus - OR - Intergeneric Hybrid
	Subfamily: Vandoideae / Tribe: Cymbidieae Subtribe: Oncidiinae Genus: Brassia Genus: Miltonia (Brazil) Genus: Miltoniopsis (Columbia) Genus: Oncidium Genus: Odontoglossum Intergeneric Hybrid: Burrageara Intergeneric Hybrid: Colmanara Intergeneric Hybrid: Degarmoara Intergeneric Hybrid: Miltassia Intergeneric Hybrid: Odontiopsis Intergeneric Hybrid: Odontocidium Intergeneric Hybrid: Oncidioda Intergeneric Hybrid: Vuylstekeara Subtribe: Crytopodiinae Genus: Cymbidium Subtribe: Stanhopeinae Genus: Paphinia
	Subfamily: Vandoideae / Tribe: Maxillarieae Subtribe: Maxillariinae Genus: Maxillaria Subtribe: Zygopetinae Genus: Zygopetalum
	Subfamily: Vandoideae / Tribe: Vandeae Subtribe: Sarcanthinae Genus: Ascocentrum Genus: Doritis Genus: Phalaenopsis Genus: Rhynchostylis Genus: Sedirea Genus: Vanda Intergeneric Hybrid: Doritaenopsis Subtribe: Angraecinae Genus: Angraecum

Information
More information about orchids: Potting up orchids
How we pot up our orchids.

More information about orchids: Growing Conditions
How we grow our orchids as house plants.

Zedd - The Orchid Thief
How we started growing orchids.

Nomenclature Conventions
How orchids are named and what all the names mean.

Recent Purchases
Here's a list on plants that followed us home.

Oak Hill Gardens.
We buy many of our orchids mail order from Oak Hill Gardens.

Wisconsin Orchid Society.
We are members of our local orchid society.

Royal Horticultural Society research page.

The Ridges Sanctuary.
We are members of The Ridges Sanctuary.

Information
More information about orchids: Potting up orchids How we pot up our orchids.
More information about orchids: Growing Conditions How we grow our orchids as house plants.
Zedd - The Orchid Thief How we started growing orchids.
Nomenclature Conventions How orchids are named and what all the names mean.
Recent Purchases Here's a list on plants that followed us home.
Oak Hill Gardens. We buy many of our orchids mail order from Oak Hill Gardens.
Wisconsin Orchid Society. We are members of our local orchid society.
Royal Horticultural Society research page.
The Ridges Sanctuary. We are members of The Ridges Sanctuary.

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