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123 Best Orchids for Cornwall | 2026 Guide

The 123 best orchids to grow in Cornwall. Ideal climate: 11.5°C, 83.4% humidity.

🌡️ 11.5°C
💧 83.4%

123 Orchids for Cornwall

Showing 1-36 of 123

Helleborine
1
★ 100%

Helleborine

Epipactis

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C
Green-winged orchid
2
★ 100%

Green-winged orchid

Anacamptis morio

Hard 💧 14 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C
Creeping lady's-tresses
3
★ 98%

Creeping lady's-tresses

Goodyera repens

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 5°C - 22°C
Chinese Ground Orchid
4
★ 97%

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

Easy 💧 4 days 🌡️ 5°C - 29°C
Green Fleshy Tree Orchid
5
★ 97%

Green Fleshy Tree Orchid

Drymoanthus adversus

Hard 💧 5 days 🌡️ 5°C - 25°C
Snow Queen Orchid
6
★ 97%

Snow Queen Orchid

Coelogyne cristata

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 6°C - 24°C
Blue Vanda Orchid
7
★ 96%

Blue Vanda Orchid

Vanda coerulea

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 7°C - 29°C
Blue Vanda
8
★ 95%

Blue Vanda

Vanda coerulescens

Hard 💧 3 days 🌡️ 7°C - 35°C
Beautiful Sobralia
9
★ 95%

Beautiful Sobralia

Sobralia decora

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 9°C - 22°C
Florida butterfly orchid
10
★ 95%

Florida butterfly orchid

Encyclia tampensis

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 7°C - 32°C
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium
11
★ 94%

Queen Victoria's Dendrobium

Dendrobium victoriae-reginae

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 10°C - 25°C
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12
★ 94%

Hyacinth Orchid

Dipodium squamatum

Hard 🌡️ 10°C - 25°C
Pine-pink Orchid
13
★ 85%

Pine-pink Orchid

Bletia purpurea

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ -4°C - 35°C
Flying Duck Orchid
14
★ 84%

Flying Duck Orchid

Caleana major

Hard 💧 10 days 🌡️ 5°C - 25°C
Heath Spotted Orchid
15
★ 84%

Heath Spotted Orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata

Hard 💧 5 days 🌡️ -15°C - 25°C
Wittig's Cattleya
16
★ 84%

Wittig's Cattleya

Cattleya wittigiana

Hard 💧 3 days 🌡️ 12°C - 28°C
Hooded Orchid
17
★ 82%

Hooded Orchid

Dendrobium aphyllum

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 5°C - 35°C
Grasshopper orchid
18
★ 82%

Grasshopper orchid

Lycaste locusta

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 7°C - 27°C
Jamieson's Epidendrum
19
★ 81%

Jamieson's Epidendrum

Epidendrum jamiesonis

Medium 💧 5 days 🌡️ 10°C - 24°C
Govenia
20
★ 81%

Govenia

Govenia

Hard 💧 6 days 🌡️ 10°C - 24°C
Easter Cattleya
21
★ 81%

Easter Cattleya

Cattleya intermedia

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 12.7°C - 35°C
Vanilla Orchid
22
★ 81%

Vanilla Orchid

Vanilla planifolia

Hard 💧 6 days 🌡️ 13°C - 32°C
Terete Vanda
23
★ 81%

Terete Vanda

Papilionanthe teres

Hard 💧 1 days 🌡️ 13°C - 32°C
Lady of the Night
24
★ 81%

Lady of the Night

Brassavola nodosa

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 13°C - 32°C
Rosy Tinted Laelia
25
★ 80%

Rosy Tinted Laelia

Laelia rubescens

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 9°C - 32°C
Greater Butterfly-orchid
26
★ 80%

Greater Butterfly-orchid

Platanthera chlorantha

Hard 💧 7 days 🌡️ -15°C - 28°C
Fringed Star Orchid
27
★ 80%

Fringed Star Orchid

Epidendrum ciliare

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C
Beach Crucifix Orchid
28
★ 80%

Beach Crucifix Orchid

Epidendrum fulgens

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C
Dendrobium Orchid (genus)
29
★ 80%

Dendrobium Orchid (genus)

Dendrobium

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 35°C
Spider Orchid
30
★ 80%

Spider Orchid

Brassia arachnoidea

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 10°C - 27°C
Spotted Zygopetalum
31
★ 80%

Spotted Zygopetalum

Zygopetalum maculatum

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 28°C
Crucifix Orchid
32
★ 80%

Crucifix Orchid

Epidendrum

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C
Reed-stem Epidendrum
33
★ 80%

Reed-stem Epidendrum

Epidendrum radicans

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 30°C
Fringe-lipped Dendrobium
34
★ 80%

Fringe-lipped Dendrobium

Dendrobium fimbriatum

Medium 💧 5 days 🌡️ 10°C - 30°C
Spider Orchid
35
★ 78%

Spider Orchid

Brassia caudata

Hard 💧 5 days 🌡️ 14°C - 27°C
Small Spider-orchid
36
★ 76%

Small Spider-orchid

Caladenia parva

Hard 💧 10 days 🌡️ 15°C - 25°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.