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112 Best Orchids for Cornwall | 2026 Guide

The 112 best orchids to grow in Cornwall. Ideal climate: 11.5°C, 83.4% humidity.

🌡️ 11.5°C

💧 83.4%

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112 Orchids for Cornwall

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Helleborine

Helleborine

Epipactis

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C

Green-winged orchid

Green-winged orchid

Anacamptis morio

Hard 💧 14 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C

Creeping lady's-tresses

Creeping lady's-tresses

Goodyera repens

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 5°C - 22°C

Chinese Ground Orchid

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

Easy 💧 4 days 🌡️ 5°C - 29°C

Green Fleshy Tree Orchid

Green Fleshy Tree Orchid

Drymoanthus adversus

Hard 💧 5 days 🌡️ 5°C - 25°C

Snow Queen Orchid

Snow Queen Orchid

Coelogyne cristata

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 6°C - 24°C

Blue Vanda Orchid

Blue Vanda Orchid

Vanda coerulea

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 7°C - 29°C

Blue Vanda

Blue Vanda

Vanda coerulescens

Hard 💧 3 days 🌡️ 7°C - 35°C

Beautiful Sobralia

Beautiful Sobralia

Sobralia decora

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 9°C - 22°C

Queen Victoria's Dendrobium

Queen Victoria's Dendrobium

Dendrobium victoriae-reginae

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 10°C - 25°C

Hyacinth Orchid

Dipodium squamatum

Hard 🌡️ 10°C - 25°C

Pine-pink Orchid

Pine-pink Orchid

Bletia purpurea

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ -4°C - 35°C

Flying Duck Orchid

Flying Duck Orchid

Caleana major

Hard 💧 10 days 🌡️ 5°C - 25°C

Heath Spotted Orchid

Heath Spotted Orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata

Hard 💧 5 days 🌡️ -15°C - 25°C

Wittig's Cattleya

Wittig's Cattleya

Cattleya wittigiana

Hard 💧 3 days 🌡️ 12°C - 28°C

Hooded Orchid

Hooded Orchid

Dendrobium aphyllum

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 5°C - 35°C

Grasshopper orchid

Grasshopper orchid

Lycaste locusta

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 7°C - 27°C

Jamieson's Epidendrum

Jamieson's Epidendrum

Epidendrum jamiesonis

Medium 💧 5 days 🌡️ 10°C - 24°C

Govenia

Govenia

Govenia

Hard 💧 6 days 🌡️ 10°C - 24°C

Easter Cattleya

Easter Cattleya

Cattleya intermedia

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 12.7°C - 35°C

Vanilla Orchid

Vanilla Orchid

Vanilla planifolia

Hard 💧 6 days 🌡️ 13°C - 32°C

Terete Vanda

Terete Vanda

Papilionanthe teres

Hard 💧 1 days 🌡️ 13°C - 32°C

Lady of the Night

Lady of the Night

Brassavola nodosa

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 13°C - 32°C

Rosy Tinted Laelia

Rosy Tinted Laelia

Laelia rubescens

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 9°C - 32°C

Greater Butterfly-orchid

Greater Butterfly-orchid

Platanthera chlorantha

Hard 💧 7 days 🌡️ -15°C - 28°C

Fringed Star Orchid

Fringed Star Orchid

Epidendrum ciliare

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C

Beach Crucifix Orchid

Beach Crucifix Orchid

Epidendrum fulgens

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C

Dendrobium Orchid (genus)

Dendrobium Orchid (genus)

Dendrobium

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 35°C

Spider Orchid

Spider Orchid

Brassia arachnoidea

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 10°C - 27°C

Spotted Zygopetalum

Spotted Zygopetalum

Zygopetalum maculatum

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 28°C

Crucifix Orchid

Crucifix Orchid

Epidendrum

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C

Reed-stem Epidendrum

Reed-stem Epidendrum

Epidendrum radicans

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 30°C

Spider Orchid

Spider Orchid

Brassia caudata

Hard 💧 5 days 🌡️ 14°C - 27°C

Small Spider-orchid

Small Spider-orchid

Caladenia parva

Hard 💧 10 days 🌡️ 15°C - 25°C

Two-edged Laelia

Two-edged Laelia

Laelia anceps

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C

Spotted Eulophia

Spotted Eulophia

Eulophia maculata

Medium 💧 5 days 🌡️ 15°C - 38°C

Ideal Orchids for Cornwall's Climate

Cornwall has an average temperature of 11.5°C and humidity of 83.4%, conditions that directly influence which orchids best adapt to the local environment.

How to Grow Orchids in Cornwall

To successfully grow orchids in Cornwall, consider that the average temperature of 11.5°C and humidity of 83.4% create a specific microclimate. High humidity favors tropical species, but requires attention to ventilation to prevent fungal issues.

Advantages of Choosing Adapted Orchids

Orchids adapted to Cornwall's climate show greater resistance, healthy growth, and less need for interventions.