What are the orchid flower sizes of Phalaenopsis orchids?
Orchid flowers come in many shapes and sizes - no doubt about that! The variety of orchid plants is endless so you can imagine how many different shapes and sizes orchid flowers appear. Orchid plants produce some of the smallest flowers in any of the flowering plants found on earth. On December 3, 2009--The world's smallest known orchid j ust over 2 millimeters (0.08 inch) across and nearly see-through—was discovered nestled in the roots of another flower in Ecuador.
URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/12/091203-worlds-smallest-orchid-picture.html
This size guide will focus mainly on one variety of orchid - the Phalaenopsis orchid which include Doritaenopsis (which are also phalaneopsis orchid with the name doritaenopsis).
Phalaenopsis orchid flower sizes can be divided into the following categories:
Small - Two Inch Diameter
Medium - Three Inch Diameter
Large - Four Inch Diameter or Larger
Small Flowering Orchid:
Phalaenopsis Taisuco Feronia "M2"
Small Flowering Orchid:
Dtps. Tying Shin Zebra
Small Flowering Orchid:
Phalaenopsis Nobby's Amy
Medium Flowering Orchid:
Phalaenopsis Brother "Girl"
Medium Flowering Orchid:
Doritaenopsis Minho Princess "Chian Huey"
Medium Flowering Orchid:
Phalaenopsis Fortune Saltzman "Maple Bridge" AM/TOA
Large Flowering Orchid:
White Phalaenopsis with a Red Center
Large Flowering Orchid:
White Phalaenopsis Orchid
Large Flowering Orchid:
Purple Phalaenopsis Orchid
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