If you love orchids, you’re in for a treat this September with the first in a series of changing orchid displays in Cloud Forest. One of the largest families of flowering plants in the world, the changing orchid displays in Cloud Forest aim to educate visitors on the various genera of orchids, and showcase the myriad of fascinating forms and colours.
The first display, opening on 11 September, focuses on orchids from the genus Cattleya, and will showcase more than 400 of them in the rich colours of fall. Regarded as the “Queen of Orchids”, the Cattleya is also called “Corsage Orchid” due to the significant size of its blooms. With hybridisation widely practised, Cattleya flowers now come in a wide spectrum of colours. Botanists and flower enthusiasts will marvel at varieties such as Rhyncholaeliocattleya Duh’s Fantasy ‘Mellow, an award-winning orchid with deep red blooms and a ruffled dark fuchsia lip marked with yellow grooves, and the Cattleya walkeriana, a pretty pink orchid native to Brazil that is known for its large blooms with strong fragrance.
Top image credit Hayley Durack of Polkadot Photography