{"id":24944,"date":"2016-05-08T01:15:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T09:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=24944"},"modified":"2016-07-18T14:47:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T22:47:22","slug":"identifying-your-mothers-day-orchid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/08\/identifying-your-mothers-day-orchid\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying Your Mother’s Day Orchid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Identifying your Mother’s Day orchid<\/a> is an important part of basic orchid care<\/a>. Since Moth Orchids are the most popular varieties, they’re the best place to start. It’s likely that your gift is a Moth Orchid, or Phal<\/a>, like those in the first row of photos below. This is only a small sampling of countless Moth Orchid colors, patterns, and sizes. They come in many hues, including whites, pinks, yellows, reds, and purples.<\/p>\n

\"Moth<\/a>\"Phalaenopsis<\/a>\"Phalaenopsis<\/a><\/p>\n

Lady Slippers<\/a>, shown in the next row of photos, are also favorite gift orchids. Their distinctive, pouch-shaped flower lips make them easy to identify. Their colors include whites, pinks, greens, reds, and yellows.<\/p>\n

\"Paphiopedilum<\/a>\"Paphiopedilum<\/a>\"Paphiopedilum<\/a><\/p>\n

Cattleyas<\/a>, such as the next photo below, are popular corsage flowers, and often have sweet scents.<\/p>\n

Cymbidiums<\/a>, shown in the middle picture, come in reds, whites, pinks, yellows, greens, and browns.<\/p>\n

Dendrobiums<\/a>, like the last photo of this row, are a diverse group of orchids. Den Phals<\/a> are the most common types.<\/p>\n

\"Cattleya<\/a>\"Cymbidium<\/a>\"Dendrobium<\/a><\/p>\n

Epidendrums<\/a>, like the first picture in the next row, come in reds, yellows, oranges, pinks, greens, purples, and whites.<\/p>\n

Miltoniopsis<\/a> earn their nickname Pansy Orchid from their resemblance to pansy flowers.<\/p>\n

Oncidiums<\/a>, shown in the final photo, are also known as Dancing Lady Orchids. Their sprays of small flowers seem to sway together in a breeze.<\/p>\n

\"Epidendrum<\/a>\"Miltoniopsis<\/a>\"Oncidium<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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