Long and Frequently Blooming Orchids
Compiled by Sydney H. Yearron, Member of the Victoria Orchid Society, Victoria, B.C. Canada
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GENUS SPECIES BLOOMING CHARACTERISTICS
Habenaria
arietina (pectinata)
carnea
ceratopetala
cornuta
militaris (rhodochila)
pectinata (arietina)
quinqueseta (Orchis q)
repens 3 X/year
rhodochila (militaris)
Haraella
odorata (retrocalla) thru. year
Helcia
sanguinolenta (Trichopilia s)
Hintonella
mexicana
Holcoglossum
amesianum (Vanda amesiana)
Houlletia
brocklehurstiana
odoratissima
Huntleya
lucida successive
meleagris (burtii) continuous
wallisii
Hyalosema
grandiflorum (Bulbophyllum g)
Hygrochilus
parishii (Vanda p)
Ionopsis
uticularioides
Ipsea
speciosa
Iridorchis
gigantea (Cymbidium giganteum)
Jumellea
arachnites 1 month
arborenscens 3 weeks
comorensis continuous
confusa 3 weeks
filicornoides
fragrans (Angraecum f)
sagittata 3 weeks
Hillerman # 141 3-4 weeks
Konantzia
minitiflora successive
Laelia
anceps (Cattleya a)
autumnalis (Cattleya a)
breigeri
cinnabarina
crispa (Cattleya c)
endsfeldzii successive
flava (Cattleya f)
furfuracea (Cattleya f)
geraensis (harpophylla)
gouldiana
grandiflora (speciosa)
harpophylla (geraensis)
humboldtii (Epidendrum h)
jongheana (Bletia j)
lobata (Cattleya l)
lyonsii (Bletia l)
majalis (speciosa)
milleri months
perrinii (Cattleya p) 3 months
pumila (Cattleya p)
purpurata (Cattleya p)
rubescens
" var accuminata
sincorana several X/year
speciosa (grandiflora) (majalis)
superbiens (Cattleya s)
tibicinis (Cattleya t)
Lanium
avicula
Lemboglossum
cervantesii (Odontoglossum c)
cordatum (Odontoglossum c)
rossii (Odontoglossum r)
Leochilus
oncidioides
Lepanthopsis
astrophora several X/year
floripecten several X/year
Leptotes
bicolor (glaucophylla) 4-6 weeks
Limodorum
callosum (Phaius callosus)
flabellatum (Cymbidiella flabellata)
flavum (Phaius flavus)
tankervilliae (Phaius t)
Liparis
liliifolia (Ophrys l)
Lissochilus
giganteus (Eulophia gigantea)
roseus (Eulophia rosea)
stylitis (Eulophia s)
Luisa I
teretifolia (burmanica)
Lycaste
alba (virginalis)
aromatica weeks
balsamea (cruenta)
barringtoniae (Epidendrum b)
chrysoptera (deppei)
ciliata (Maxillaria c)
costata (Maxillaria c) weeks
crocea (fulvescens) (Maxillaria f)
cruenta (balsamea)
deppei (chrysanthum) (Maxillaria d)
dyeriana
eburneum (Angraecum e)
fulvescens (crocea) (Maxillaria f)
humboltii (Angraecum h)
inodora (Bifrenaria i)
lanipes (mesochlaena)
leucantha continuous (summer)
macrobulbon (Maxillaria m)
+? macrophylla continuous months
mesochlaena (lanipes)
michellii continuous
powellii
schilleriana
skinneri (Maxillaria s)
skinneri rosea
tetragona (Bifrenaria t)
xytriophora
Macroplectum
sesquipedale (Angraecum s)
Maelenia
paradoxa (Cattleya forbesii)
Malaxis
calophylla (Microstylis c) successive
Masdevallia
amanda continuous
angulata 4 months
angulifera 3 months
attenuata
ayabacana successive
barlaena months autumn
calura 1 month several X/year
candida (tovarensis)
caudata successive
chimera successive
civilis continuous
coccinea I several X/year
colossus
corniculata several X/year
discoides several X/year
echo
floribunda several X/year
ignea (militaris) several X/year
infracta (longicaudata) successive
kuhniorium successive
lata continuous
limax several X/year
longicaudata (infracta)
megae
mejiana 4 months
mendozae to 6 months
militaris (ignea)
navicularis
peristeria successive 7 months
phoenix successive
pinochio
prodigiosa 3 weeks several X/year
purpurella several X/year
racemosa successive
schmidt-mummii successive
schroderiana 1 month
sernae successive
stenorhynchos successive
stroleli
tovarensis (candida) weeks
tridens 4 weeks
urosalpinae continuous
veitchiana 2 months several X/year
wageneriana continuous
yungasensis
Maxillaria
acianthe (friedrichsthalii)
amparoana (ringens)
anatomoron (venusta)
augustifolia (variabilis)
ciliata (Lycaste c)
citrina
colleyi (Batemania c)
costata (Lycaste c)
crocea
curtipes several X/year
densa several X/year
deppii (Lycaste d)
eburnea (grandiflora)
fletcheriana
friedrichsthalii (acianthe)
fuerstenburgiana
fulvescens (Lycaste f)
fuscata (picta)
galeata (Gongora g)
grandiflora (eburnea)
houtteana
jugosa (Colax jugosus)
kimballiana (praestans)
lepidota (pertusa)
longisepala
luteo-alba (triloris)
neglecta (Ornithidium neglectum)
microbulbon (Lycaste m)
parkeri (Colax p)
picea
picta (fuscata)
porphygrostele
praestans (kimballiana)
ringens (amparoana)
rufescens several X/year
sanderiana
skinneri (virginalis)
tenuifolia
triloris (luteo-alba)
uncata several X/year
variabilis (augustifolia) several X/year
venusta (anatomoron)
virginalis (skinneri)
warreana (Warrea w)
Menadenium
labiosum (rostratum) (Epidendrum l)
Mendonsella
grandiflora (Galeottia g)
Micropera
obtusa
Microstylis
calophylla (Malaxis c)
Miltonia
candida
regnellei
schroderiana
spectabilis (Oncidium spectabile)
Miltonioides
laeve (Odontoglossum l)
Miltoniopsis
warscewiczii
Mormodes
aromatica
colossus (macranthum)
cuneata 1 month
flavescens
igneum
luxatum (williamsii) (Catasetum l)
macranthum (colossus)
Mormolyca
gracilipes continuous
maculatum (pardina)
Mystacidium
infundibulare (Angraecum i)
sesquipedale (Angraecum s)
Nageliella
purpurea months
Neippergia
chrysantha (Acinita c)
Neobenthamia
gracilis (Polystachya neobenthamia)
Neolehmannia
difforme (Epidendrum d)
Octadesmia
montana (serratifolia)
Octomeria
grandiflora several X/year
Odontoglossum
cervantesii (Lemboglossum c)
" var roseum
cordatum (hookeri) (Lemboglossum c)
glonerianum (odoratum)
grande (Rossioglossum g)
hastilabium (Oncidium h)
hookeri (cordatum)
krameri
laeve (Miltonioides l)
londesboroughianum
odoratum (glonerianum)
oerstedii
pendulum (Cuitlauzina pendula)
pulchellum (Osmoglossum p) 3 weeks
rossii (Lemboglossum r)
schlieperianum
tigrinum (Oncidium t)
variegatum (Aspasia v)
Oeoniella
polystachis weeks
Oerstedii
krameri (Ticoglossum k)
Oerstedella
endresii (Epidendrum e)
Oncidium
altissimum Ldl (baurei)
ampliatum
anthrocrene (powellii)
barbatum
baurei (altissimum Ldl)
brachiatum (Brassia brachiata)
cabagrae (rechingerianum)
candidum Ldl (Palumbina candida)
cebolleta
croseus (longipes var c)
digitatum (leucochilum)
excavatum weeks
forbesii
fuscatum (Miltonia warscewiczii) several X/year
gardneri
gireoudiana (Brassia g)
gracile
haematochilum
hastatum
hastilabium (Odontoglossum h)
janeirense (longipes)
jonesianum
kramerianum (nodosum) successive 1 month
laeve (Miltonioides l)
lanceanum
lawrenceanum (Brassia lawrenceana)
leucochilum (digitatum)
lindleyi (maculatum)
longipes (janeirense)
" var croseus (croseus)
loxense (Cyrtochilum l)
lueddemanniana 3 months
macranthum (Cyrtochilum m)
maculatum (Crytochilum m)
microchilum
nanum
nodosum (kramerianum)
oblongatum 6 months
ornithorhynchum 4 weeks
parviflorum
papilio successive
powellii
rechingerianum (cabagnae)
rigbyanum (sarcodes)
sarcodes (rigbyanum)
spectabile (Miltonia spectabilis)
sphacelatum
splendidum (tigrinum var s)
stamineum
tigrinum
" var splendidum (splendidum)
" var unguiculatum (unguiculatum)
triquetum several X/year
unguiculatum (tigrinum var u)
urophyllum
varicosum 5/6 weeks
" var rogersii
variegatum (velutinum)
velutinum (variegatum) (Tolumnia v)
Onychium
affine (Dendrobium a)
Ophrys
liliifolia (Liparis l)
Orchis
quinqueseta (Habenaria q)
Ornithidium
neglectum (Maxillaria neglecta)
Ornithocephalus
bicornis (diceras)
Ornithochilus
fuscus (difformis) 1 month
Orthoceres
strictum
Osmoglossum
pulchellum (Odontoglossum p)
Palumbina
candida (Oncidium candidum Ldl)
Paphina
cristata
Paphiopedilum
+ ang thong several X/year
argus (Cypripedium a)
boissierianum successive
callosum 8-10 weeks
chamberlainianum (Cypripedium c)
" var flavus
" var latifolium months
charlesworthii (Cypripedium c)
dianthum
fairrieanum (Cypripedium f)
glaucophyllum successive 3 months
haynaldianum (Cypripedium h)
kolopakingii
leimianum 6 months
lowii
mastersianum (Cypripedium m)
moquettianum 6 months
primulinum var. alba continuous
" ssp purpurescens
purpuratum (Cypripedium p)
reticulatum successive
rothschildianum (Cypripedium r)
spicerianum 4 weeks
sukhakulii several X/year
topperi
venustum continuous
victoriae-mariae 6 months
villosum
Paradisianthus
maseni successive
Paraphalaenopsis
denevei (Phalaenopsis d)
labukensis
laycockii (Phalaenopsis l) several X/year
serpentilingua
Pattonia
macrantha (Grammatophyllum speciosum)
Pelexia
setaceum (Centrogenium setacea)
Peristeria
cerina (Zygopetalum cerinum)
coronaria
elata successive 2 months
Pescatoria (all?)
dayana (Zygopetalum dayanum)
lehmanni (Zygopetalum l)
wallisii
Phadrosanthus
ciliaris (Epidendrum ciliare)
cochleatus (Epidendrum cochleatum)
nocturnus (Epidendrum nocturnum)
Phaius (Phajus)
blumei (tankervilliae)
bracteosus (flavus)
callosus (hasseltii) (Limodorum callosum)
flavus (bracteosus) (Limodorum flavum)
francoisii 3-5 weeks
hasseltii (callosus)
humblotii (Gastorchis h) 4 weeks
tankervilliae (blumei) (Limodorum t)
tuberculatum (Gastorchis tuberculosa)
Phalaenopsis (Generally)
amabilis 4 months
amboinensis
aphrodite
cornu-cervi (Polychilus c-c) continuous
denevei (Paraphalaenopsis d) continuous
equestris several X/year
" var alba several X/year
" var rosea
heirogliphica
laycockii (Paraphalaenopsis l)
leuddemanniana
lindenii
mannii successive 3 months
mariae
modesta
pulchra
speciosa var. tetraspis
viridis
violacea successive
Phragmipedium
amazonica successive
boissierianum successive
caricinum successive
ecadorense (pearcei) continuous
kovachii successive
longifolium
pearcei (ecuadorense) successive
reticulatum successive
sargentinium successive
schlimii months
Phymatidium
tillantdioides
Physurus
latifolius (Erythrodes latifolia)
Platyclinis
cobbiana (Dendrochilum cobbianum)
filiformis (Dendrochilum filiforme)
Platystele
alucita successive
caudatisepala successive
compacta weeks
densiflora continuous
misera continuous
stenostachya continuous
Plectrelminthus
caudatus (bicolor) (Angraecum c)
Pleione
laganaria
Pleurathallis (Restrepia)
brighami
condylata successive
cordifolia successive
elegans
endotrachys
erinacea
filamentosa (Restrepia f) several X/year
ghiesbreghtiana (incompta)
grobyi successive
hawkesii
hemsleyana (Restrepia h)
incompta (ghiesbreghtiana)
mirabilis weeks
niveoglobula continuous
ornata (scheidei)
pubescens 3 X/year
sanderiana weeks
sanguinea successive
scheidei (ornata) successive
striata (Restrepia s)
tryesa several X/year
Podangis
dactyloceras
Pogonia
rosea (Cleistes r)
Polychilus
cornu-cervi (Phalaenopsis c-c)
Polyrrhyza
funalis (Limodorum funale)
lindeni (Angraecum l)
Polystachya
carphiglossa several X/year
galeata successive weeks
neobenthamia (Neobenthamia gracilis)
porphyrochila 1 month
pubescens weeks
setulense 1 month
tayloriana 1 year
zuluensis
Pomatocalpa
bicolor successive
setulense
Preptanthe
rubens (Calanthe r)
vestita (Calanthe v)
Promenaea
stapelioides
xanthina (citrina) (Maxallaria x)
Psychilis
atropurpurea (Epidendrum atropurpureum) successive
bifida (Encyclia b) successive
Pterygodium
acutifolium
Renanthera
auyongii 6 months continuous
coccinea (Epidendrum renanthera)
elongata (macrantha)
hookerianum (Arachnis h)
imschootiana (papilio) 1 month
labrosa (Armodorum labrosum)
matutina
monachica
papilio (imschootiana)
storei (Vanda s)
Restrepia
see Pleurothallis
Rhyncholaelia
digbyana (Brassavola d)
" var fimbriata
glauca (Brassavola g)
Rhynchostylis
coelestis
gigantea (densiflora) (Saccolabium giganteum)
retusa I (praemorsa)
Rodriguezia
secunda several X/year
Rossioglossum
grande (Odontoglossum g)
Saccolabium
bellinum (Gastrochilus bellinus)
bigibbum (Gastrochilus gibiggus)
calceolare (Gastrochilus calceolaris)
giganteum (Rhynchostylis gigantea)
papillosa (Acampe p)
Sarcanthus
appendiculatus (Aerides appendiculatum)
Sarcochilus
ceciliae successive
hirsutus
Sarcoglottis
herzogii
Satyrium
membranaceum (cucullatum)
Scaphosepalum
ralpheanum successive
severtifolium
verrucosum months
Schomburgkia
wendlandii
Scuticaria
hadweni (Bifrenaria h)
Sedenfadenia
mitrata (Aerides m)
Sediria
japonica (Aerides japonicum)
Serapis
cordigera 1 month
Sigmatostalix
aristulifera several X/year
cuculigera successive
graminea several X/year
reversa several X/year
Smitenandia
ambikenum 1 month
micrantha 1 month
Sobennikoffia
humbertiana
robusta 1 month
Sobralia
macrantha successive for the species
steelii (Maxillaria s) successive for the species
Solenidium
racemosum (Oncidium r)
Sophronitella
violacea (Sophronitis v)
Sophronitis
cernua
coccinea
grandiflora
Spathoglottis
bensoni
lilacina (plicata)
microchilima weeks
plicata (lilacina) successive
unquiculata continuous
vanoverberghii successive
Spiranthes
cinnabarina (Neottia c)
Stanhopea
grandiflora (calceolata) (eburnea) successive months
hernandezii successive months
inodora
oculata (purpusii) successive months
rodrigueziana 2/3 X/year
wardii successive months
Staurochilus
fasciata (Tricoglottis f)
ionosma (Tricoglottis i)
luzonensis (Tricoglottis l)
Stauropsis
philippinensis (Tricoglottis p)
warocqueana (Vandopsis w)
Stelis
ciliaris
endresii
vulvanica several X/year
Stenia
pallida
Stenocoryne
leucorrhoda (Bifrenaria l)
Stenoglottis
fimbriata
Stereochilus
see Sarcochilus
Summerhayesia
zambesiaca 2-3 weeks
Symphyglossum I
sanguineum (Cochlioda sanguinea)
Taeniophyllum
obtusum successive
Tainia
latilingua
penangiana (Ania p)
Tetramicra
canaliculata (Bletia rigida) continuous
parviflora (Bletia p)
Thorvaldsenia
speciosa (Chysis s)
Thryxspermum
formosanum successive
Thunia
marshalliana
Ticoglossum
krameri (Oestedii k)
Tolumnia
vareigatum (Oncidium v)
Tricocentrum
albo-coccineum
Tricocerus
parviflorus (armillatus)
Tricoglottis
brachiata (philippinensis var b)
fasciata (Staurochilus fasciatus)
flexuosa (rosea)
ionosma (Cleisostoma ionosmum) (Staurochilus i)
luzonensis (Staurochilus l)
philippinensis (Stauropsis p)
" var brachiata (brachiata)
rosea (flexuosa) (Cleisostoma roseum)
Trichopellia
fragrans (albida)
galeottiana
sanguinolenta (Helcia s)
Trichosalpina
didhela several X/year
Trigonidium
egertonianum (seemanni)
Trisetella
huebneri several X/year
triglochin
Trudelia
alpina (Vanda a)
Vanda
alpina (griffithii) (Trudelia a)
amesiana (Holcoglossum amesianum)
bensoni
boxalli (lamellata var b)
cathcartii (Arachnis c)
clitellaria (lamellata)
coerulea several X/year
coerulescens
concolor (roxburghii var unicolor)
cristata (striata)
dearei 3/4 X/year
denisoniana
" fma hebraica
griffithii (alpina)
hookeriana
insignis 6 weeks
kimballiana
kwantungensis
lamellata (clitellaria) several X/year
" var boxalli (boxalli)
" var remidiosa several X/year
limbata
lissochiloides (Vandopsis l) 3/4 X/year
longifolia (Acampe l)
luzonica
mariottiana (Vandopsis parishii var m)
merrillii
multiflora (Acampe m)
parishii (Hygrochilus p) (Vandopsis p)
roeblingiana
roxburghii (tessellata)
" var unicolor (concolor)
sanderiana (Euanthe s)
" var alba
storei (Renanthera s)
striata (cristata)
suaveolens (tricolor)
suavis (tricolor var suavis)
tricolor (suaveolens) 2/3 X/year
" var suavis (suavis)
Vandopsis
lissochiloides (Fieldia l) (Vanda l)
parishii (Vanda p)
" var mariottiana (Vanda m)
warocqueana (Stauropsis w)
Vanilla
imperialis (africana)
polyepis weeks
Warrea
discolor (Chondrorhyncha d)
warriana (tricolor) (Maxillaria w)
Zygocolax +
veitchii
Zygopetalum
aromaticum (Chondrorhyncha aromatica)
brachypetalum
burkei
cerinum (Peristeria cerina)
coeleste (Bollea coelestis)
crinitum (crepauxi)
dayanum (Pescatoria dayana)
fragrans (marginatum)
hasslerianum (Maxillaria h)
intermedium (mackayi Paxt)
lalindei (Bollea l)
lawrenceanum (Bollea lawrenceana)
lehmanni (Pescatoria l)
mackayi Hk
marginatum (fragrans)
maxillare (hasslerianum)
moserianum
patini (Bollea p)
violaceum (Bollea violacea)
wallisii
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