Some Orchids Which Bloom In The Winter Months

The names below are derived from the Latin and Greek languages and can, at first, be difficult to pronounce. If you remember that, with few exceptions all letters are pronounced, it will be easier . You will frequently hear names pronounced somewhat differently than indicated below because of regional differences. There are pronunciations that are not technically correct too but have found their way into happening often usage.

Cattleya percivaliana (KAT-lee-ah purr-sih-VAL-ee-an-ah) and many of its hybrids (I)
Coelogyne cristata (see-loh-GUY-nee KRIS-tah-tah) (C)
Laelia superbiens (LAY-lee-ah sue-PURR-bee-enz) [also known as Schomburgkia superbiens]
Lycaste skinneri (lye-CASS-tee SKIN-er-eye) and many of its hybrids (I)
Trichocentrum cavendishianum (try-koe-SENT-rum cav-en-DISH-ee-an-um) [also long known as Oncidium – Oncidium is pronounced as on-SID-ee-um] (C)
Phaius tankervilleae (FAY-us tan-ker-VILL-eye) [the Nun’s Orchid] (I)
Many Phalaenopsis (fail-en-NOP-sis) species and their hybrids (W)
Angraecum eburneum (W)
Angraecum sesquipedale (an-GRAY-kum sess-kwih-PED-ah-lee) (W)
Brassavola nodosa (bra-SAH-voe-lah NOE-dose-ah) (I)
Early flowering Cymbidium (sim-BID-ee-um) species and hybrids (C)
Dendrobium nobile (den-DRO-bee-um NOE-bee-lee) and its hybrids (C winter)
Epidendrum ciliare (I)
Laelia anceps (LAY-lee-ah an-SEPS) (I-C)
Many Masdevallia (maz-dee-VAHL-ee-ah) species and hybrids (C-I)
Rhynchostylis gigantea (rink-oh-STY-liss jye-gan-TEE-ah) (W)
Cattleya coccinea (KAT-lee-ah COCK-sinn-ee-ah) (C) and many of the tiny cattleyas developed from this species.