Orchids as Aphrodisiac
Orchids have some of the most exotic and beautiful flowers in the plant world. We got a numerous numbers of orchids species. Just imagine the beauty of this flowers, its amazing!. I remember when i was a child, my mother had a bunch collection of different kinds of orchids. I was amazed how the plant give such a beautiful flowers.. even wild orhids.and i love them so much!!!
Many believe that the orchid was considered an aphrodisiac and was used in love potions.
Romance are sorrounded by this beautiful flowers. They been a symbol of love, gentleness, beauty and luxury.
THE COLLECTIONS OF ORCHIDS
VANDA
SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae,
TRIBE Vandeae,
SUBTRIBE Sarcanthinae.
Vanda came from indian language.it means that people like these plants by their fragarance, color and the shape of flower, there are about 80 species plants, native to China, the Himalayas, Indonesia and nothern Australia. Vanda are monopodial orchids, and most are epiphytic. in Java, Indonesia, they can be found on trunks and branches of trees in the jungle. Sometime they grows as a lithophyte on rocks. All Vanda enjoy the light, and with sufficient sunlight the may bloom two or three times a year.
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CATTLEYA
Cattleyas are among the most commonly grown orchids, and their culture is often used as the basis for comparison with other types of orchids.
The flowers in cattleya and their related hybrids come in many colors. Culture varies only slightly among most of these groups; this cultural information is a general guide to "standard cattleya" culture.
Like most other cultivated orchids, cattleyas are epiphytes, or air plants. Because they are epiphytic, they have developed water-storage organs, called pseudobulbs, and have large, fleshy roots covered with a spongy, water-retentive velamen. They are accustomed to being dry at the roots between waterings, and therefore should be potted in a very porous, free draining medium.
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Most dendrobiums are epiphytes from Asian and South Pacific tropics and subtropics, from lowland warm regions to Himalayan mountains, guaranteeing a wide range of cultural requirements. Home growers can do splendidly with many of them on bright windowsills, and some of the highly coveted New Guinea dendrobiums can even be grown under lights.
Orchid growers come quickly upon the truly spectacular genus Dendrobium (den-DRO-bee-um), and almost as quickly begin to realize it contains the largest diversity of horticulturally interesting specimens. More than 1,000 species make this the second-largest orchid genus. The often bizarre Bulbophyllum may outnumber Dendrobium in species, but it does not hold a candle in sheer beauty.
Because of so many different species, culture can be confusing. Some are deciduous while others are evergreen. Both types may need a dormant period, usually for several months in winter. Other types grow actively all year round. Obviously, the trick is to figure out what type is being grown.
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Waling Waling
(Vanda sanderiana)
Waling-Waling or Vanda sanderiana, is described as the "Queen of Philippine Orchids". One of the largest species in the world, waling-waling was discovered by German Taxonomist Heinrich Gustav Reicheinback in Mindanao in 1882. Since then, it has become the most sought-after flower in Mindanao. The discovery of Waling-Waling has influenced another thousand colorful and attractive vandaceous hybrids that are now part of the world's multibillion-dollar orchid and cutflower industry.
Waling-Waling is famous for its large and colorful hybrids. It grows on tree trunks in the rainforests of Davao, Sultan Kudarat and other parts of Mindanao. It blooms only once a year, between July and October. However, the continuous plunder of this prized specimen has brought it to near extinction.
The massive deforestation in Mindanao threatens the region's wildlife, including Waling-Waling which used to abound in the tropical forest of Mount Apo and its surrounding areas. Today, it is believed that Waling-Waling has more species abroad, particularly in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and Hawaii.
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Cymbidium
(brachiopod)
Cymbidium, or boat orchids, is a genus of 52 evergreen species in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Olof Swartz in 1799. The name is derived from the Greek word kumbos, meaning 'hole, cavity'. It refers to the form of the base of the lip. The genus is abbreviated Cym in horticultural trade.
This genus is distributed in tropical and subtropical Asia (such as North-India, China, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Borneo) and North-Australia, usually growing in cooler climates at high elevation.
Cymbidium plants are sympodial and grow to a height of 60 cm and the racemes as high as 90 cm. The raceme grows from the base of the most recent pseudobulb. Each flower can have a diameter of 5 to 10 cm, according to the species. They bloom during the winter, and each plant can have up to fifteen or more flowers. The fantastic range of colors for this genus include white, green, yellowish-green, cream, yellow, brown, pink, and red (and there may be markings of other color shades at the same time), with the exception of blue and black. The flowers last about ten weeks. They have a waxy texture. The rounded sepals and petals have about the same dimensions. They show very diverse color patterns, different for every species.
Cymbidiums tend to grow more leaves than most orchids. Roughly eight long, green, narrow leaves originate from the sheath of each pseudobulb.
It is one of the most popular and desirable orchids in the world because of the beautiful flowers. These plants make great houseplants, and are also popular in floral arrangements and corsages. They have been cultivated for thousands of years, especially in China. Cymbidiums became popular in Europe during the Victorian era. One feature that makes the plant so popular is the fact that it can survive during cold temperatures (as low as 7˚ C or 45˚ F). Orchid hobbyists in temperate climates appreciate the fact that they can bloom in winter, when few other orchids are blooming.
Only a few Cymbidium species are commonly grown in nurseries, due to the popularity of hybrids. Most are to be found in botanical gardens or in their ever shrinking natural habitat. One of such hybrids was Named "Happy Barry Sailor Moon" after the popular Anime and manga. It is named so because its color is identical to the hair color of the title character.
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"DO ORCHIDS HAVE AN APHRODISIAC QUALITIES"
Orchid- Words: “anorchidism” to “vaso-orchidostomy”
Words that include: orchido-, orchid-, orchio-, orchi-,
-orchium (Greek > Latin: testes; testicles).
Orchids were once called "ballocks stones" (ballock’s-grass is an old name for various sorts of wild orchids), "dogstones", and similar names because their tubers (roots) resemble human testicles. The name "orchid" derives from orchis, the Greek for “testicle”. The Latin form orchis was taken by botanists of the 16th and 17th centuries as the basis for the plant’s scientific name.
The resemblance of orchid roots to “testicles” more than 2 000 years ago led to the mistaken belief that orchids possess aphrodisiac properties. The identity of the true male orchis of the Greeks and Romans has never been established. Mystery still surrounds this magic plant whose root was dissolved in goat’s milk by the ancients. One drink of this solution, wrote one incredulous historian, and a man could perform sex as many as 70 consecutive times.
Orchis is supposed to have been the main ingredient of satyrion, the love food of those lecherous satyrs of Greek mythology. The orchid, the Turkish orchis morio, the truffle, the mandrake, and several other plants have been credited with being the male orchis (aphrodisiac) of the ancients, but the true identity of satyrion is probably lost for all time; unless you count ™Viagra as its replacement.
source from:
Encyclopedia Britannica,
published by Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.; Volume 16, 1968.
Orchid quiz
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Many believe that the orchid was considered an aphrodisiac and was used in love potions.
Romance are sorrounded by this beautiful flowers. They been a symbol of love, gentleness, beauty and luxury.
SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae,
TRIBE Vandeae,
SUBTRIBE Sarcanthinae.
Vanda came from indian language.it means that people like these plants by their fragarance, color and the shape of flower, there are about 80 species plants, native to China, the Himalayas, Indonesia and nothern Australia. Vanda are monopodial orchids, and most are epiphytic. in Java, Indonesia, they can be found on trunks and branches of trees in the jungle. Sometime they grows as a lithophyte on rocks. All Vanda enjoy the light, and with sufficient sunlight the may bloom two or three times a year.
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Cattleyas are among the most commonly grown orchids, and their culture is often used as the basis for comparison with other types of orchids.
The flowers in cattleya and their related hybrids come in many colors. Culture varies only slightly among most of these groups; this cultural information is a general guide to "standard cattleya" culture.
Like most other cultivated orchids, cattleyas are epiphytes, or air plants. Because they are epiphytic, they have developed water-storage organs, called pseudobulbs, and have large, fleshy roots covered with a spongy, water-retentive velamen. They are accustomed to being dry at the roots between waterings, and therefore should be potted in a very porous, free draining medium.
Orchid growers come quickly upon the truly spectacular genus Dendrobium (den-DRO-bee-um), and almost as quickly begin to realize it contains the largest diversity of horticulturally interesting specimens. More than 1,000 species make this the second-largest orchid genus. The often bizarre Bulbophyllum may outnumber Dendrobium in species, but it does not hold a candle in sheer beauty.
Because of so many different species, culture can be confusing. Some are deciduous while others are evergreen. Both types may need a dormant period, usually for several months in winter. Other types grow actively all year round. Obviously, the trick is to figure out what type is being grown.
Waling Waling
(Vanda sanderiana)
Waling-Waling is famous for its large and colorful hybrids. It grows on tree trunks in the rainforests of Davao, Sultan Kudarat and other parts of Mindanao. It blooms only once a year, between July and October. However, the continuous plunder of this prized specimen has brought it to near extinction.
The massive deforestation in Mindanao threatens the region's wildlife, including Waling-Waling which used to abound in the tropical forest of Mount Apo and its surrounding areas. Today, it is believed that Waling-Waling has more species abroad, particularly in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and Hawaii.
Cymbidium
(brachiopod)
This genus is distributed in tropical and subtropical Asia (such as North-India, China, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Borneo) and North-Australia, usually growing in cooler climates at high elevation.
Cymbidium plants are sympodial and grow to a height of 60 cm and the racemes as high as 90 cm. The raceme grows from the base of the most recent pseudobulb. Each flower can have a diameter of 5 to 10 cm, according to the species. They bloom during the winter, and each plant can have up to fifteen or more flowers. The fantastic range of colors for this genus include white, green, yellowish-green, cream, yellow, brown, pink, and red (and there may be markings of other color shades at the same time), with the exception of blue and black. The flowers last about ten weeks. They have a waxy texture. The rounded sepals and petals have about the same dimensions. They show very diverse color patterns, different for every species.
Cymbidiums tend to grow more leaves than most orchids. Roughly eight long, green, narrow leaves originate from the sheath of each pseudobulb.
It is one of the most popular and desirable orchids in the world because of the beautiful flowers. These plants make great houseplants, and are also popular in floral arrangements and corsages. They have been cultivated for thousands of years, especially in China. Cymbidiums became popular in Europe during the Victorian era. One feature that makes the plant so popular is the fact that it can survive during cold temperatures (as low as 7˚ C or 45˚ F). Orchid hobbyists in temperate climates appreciate the fact that they can bloom in winter, when few other orchids are blooming.
Only a few Cymbidium species are commonly grown in nurseries, due to the popularity of hybrids. Most are to be found in botanical gardens or in their ever shrinking natural habitat. One of such hybrids was Named "Happy Barry Sailor Moon" after the popular Anime and manga. It is named so because its color is identical to the hair color of the title character.
Orchid- Words: “anorchidism” to “vaso-orchidostomy”
Words that include: orchido-, orchid-, orchio-, orchi-,
-orchium (Greek > Latin: testes; testicles).
Orchids were once called "ballocks stones" (ballock’s-grass is an old name for various sorts of wild orchids), "dogstones", and similar names because their tubers (roots) resemble human testicles. The name "orchid" derives from orchis, the Greek for “testicle”. The Latin form orchis was taken by botanists of the 16th and 17th centuries as the basis for the plant’s scientific name.
The resemblance of orchid roots to “testicles” more than 2 000 years ago led to the mistaken belief that orchids possess aphrodisiac properties. The identity of the true male orchis of the Greeks and Romans has never been established. Mystery still surrounds this magic plant whose root was dissolved in goat’s milk by the ancients. One drink of this solution, wrote one incredulous historian, and a man could perform sex as many as 70 consecutive times.
Orchis is supposed to have been the main ingredient of satyrion, the love food of those lecherous satyrs of Greek mythology. The orchid, the Turkish orchis morio, the truffle, the mandrake, and several other plants have been credited with being the male orchis (aphrodisiac) of the ancients, but the true identity of satyrion is probably lost for all time; unless you count ™Viagra as its replacement.
source from:
Encyclopedia Britannica,
published by Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.; Volume 16, 1968.
Orchid quiz
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