Definition of quality standards
When looking for an orchid, please keep an eye on the following quality standards. You will only enjoy your new houseplant without restriction if it is not a young plant. Good orchids should have flowered once. The note 'blooming size' indicates this on the label. In addition, the leaves should be a lush green, without spots or floury coatings. Healthy aerial roots are silvery green and plump.
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Price overview of epiphytic orchids
In the rainforest they sit high up on the branches of majestic jungle giants. The following epiphytic orchids have taken hearts by storm and are not costing the world:
- Phalaenopsis (butterfly orchid): from 12 euros
- Miltonia hybrids: from 15 euros
- Lycaste hybrids: from 17.50 euros
- Epidendrum (scented orchid): from 17.50 euros
- Dendrobium (grape orchid): from 20 euros
- Cattleya hybrids: from 22.50 euros
- Vanda hybrids: from 32.50 euros
In terms of price, there is always room for improvement for all orchid varieties. Successful breeding usually results in significantly higher costs. The price of a Lycaste 'Red Jewel' is 54.90 euros. For a multi-shoot Phalaenopsis 'Magic Art', the specialist dealer charges up to 30 euros. The rare, blue orchid Vanda 'Blue Magic' can be purchased for just under 40 euros.
Price overview for terrestrial orchids
The following beauties of flowers prefer solid ground under their roots in their homeland. The following terrestrial orchids also include hardy species that thrive in beds.
- Pleione pleinonoides (partially hardy): from 3.90 euros
- Serapias (tongue tongues): from 12.00 euros
- Dactylorhiza (hardy orchid) from 13.50 euros
- Orchis militaris (helmet orchid): from 16.50 euros
- Vanilla planifolia (real vanilla): from 19.50 euros
- Paphiopedilum 'Karl Ploberger' (not hardy lady's slipper): from 20 euros
- Cypripedium (garden lady's slipper): from 29.90 euros
As with the epiphytic orchid species, there is no upper price limit. The more magnificent the hybrid, the higher the cost. The otherwise inexpensive Pleione can be bought over the counter for 29.90 euros or a Cypripedium micranthum costs a whopping 79.90 euros.
Tips
In the supermarket you can get orchids at a bargain price when unqualified staff has poured too much again. Even though the Phalaenopsis is in a pitiful state, it is still a long way from dead. With a little luck and our instructions for wet orchids, you can nurture the flower diva again.
