The same, but different - Orchids

These are orchids, too, but different and somewhat less familiar than the Phalaenopsis we so often see. Even so, these special beauties feature spectacular flowers and leaves with splendid colours and patterns. They're also just as easy to care for and definitely just as charismatic.

Each and every one is a little work of art: discover the Dendrobium, Cambria, Oncidium and Paphiopedilum.

The eccentric Dendrobium
Here's an orchid with a mind of its own: green leaves growing straight out from their stem and interspersed with flowers, flowers and more flowers. The Dendrobium is an orchid like no other in its family. Its thick stem - so unlike the slender stems of other orchids - gives it a bold robust look. But it's not just its appearance that's makes this orchid look so vigorous: it can withstand the challenges of just about any natural environment. It usually grows as an epiphyte on the branches of trees located on cool mountainsides, in jungles and in hot deserts. What a strong and eccentric plant!