Bloom
🌿

112 Best Orchids for London | 2026 Guide

The 112 best orchids to grow in London. Ideal climate: 9.7°C, 73.8% humidity.

🌡️ 9.7°C
💧 73.8%

112 Orchids for London

Showing 1-36 of 112

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
Greater Butterfly-orchid
3
★ 99%

Greater Butterfly-orchid

Platanthera chlorantha

Hard 💧 7 days 🌡️ -15°C - 28°C
Pine-pink Orchid
4
★ 98%

Pine-pink Orchid

Bletia purpurea

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ -4°C - 35°C
Heath Spotted Orchid
5
★ 98%

Heath Spotted Orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata

Hard 💧 5 days 🌡️ -15°C - 25°C
Creeping lady's-tresses
6
★ 97%

Creeping lady's-tresses

Goodyera repens

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 5°C - 22°C
Green Fleshy Tree Orchid
7
★ 96%

Green Fleshy Tree Orchid

Drymoanthus adversus

Hard 💧 5 days 🌡️ 5°C - 25°C
Flying Duck Orchid
8
★ 96%

Flying Duck Orchid

Caleana major

Hard 💧 10 days 🌡️ 5°C - 25°C
Snow Queen Orchid
9
★ 96%

Snow Queen Orchid

Coelogyne cristata

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 6°C - 24°C
Chinese Ground Orchid
10
★ 95%

Chinese Ground Orchid

Bletilla striata

Easy 💧 4 days 🌡️ 5°C - 29°C
Hooded Orchid
11
★ 95%

Hooded Orchid

Dendrobium aphyllum

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 5°C - 35°C
Grasshopper orchid
12
★ 95%

Grasshopper orchid

Lycaste locusta

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 7°C - 27°C
Blue Vanda
13
★ 94%

Blue Vanda

Vanda coerulescens

Hard 💧 3 days 🌡️ 7°C - 35°C
Blue Vanda Orchid
14
★ 94%

Blue Vanda Orchid

Vanda coerulea

Hard 💧 4 days 🌡️ 7°C - 29°C
Rosy Tinted Laelia
15
★ 93%

Rosy Tinted Laelia

Laelia rubescens

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 9°C - 32°C
Beautiful Sobralia
16
★ 93%

Beautiful Sobralia

Sobralia decora

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 9°C - 22°C
Small Spider-orchid
17
★ 85%

Small Spider-orchid

Caladenia parva

Hard 💧 10 days 🌡️ 15°C - 25°C
Jamieson's Epidendrum
18
★ 84%

Jamieson's Epidendrum

Epidendrum jamiesonis

Medium 💧 5 days 🌡️ 10°C - 24°C
Fringed Star Orchid
19
★ 84%

Fringed Star Orchid

Epidendrum ciliare

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C
Two-edged Laelia
20
★ 84%

Two-edged Laelia

Laelia anceps

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C
Beach Crucifix Orchid
21
★ 84%

Beach Crucifix Orchid

Epidendrum fulgens

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C
Govenia
22
★ 84%

Govenia

Govenia

Hard 💧 6 days 🌡️ 10°C - 24°C
Dendrobium Orchid (genus)
23
★ 84%

Dendrobium Orchid (genus)

Dendrobium

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 35°C
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium
24
★ 84%

Queen Victoria's Dendrobium

Dendrobium victoriae-reginae

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 10°C - 25°C
🌿
25
★ 84%

Hyacinth Orchid

Dipodium squamatum

Hard 🌡️ 10°C - 25°C
Spider Orchid
26
★ 84%

Spider Orchid

Brassia arachnoidea

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 10°C - 27°C
Spotted Zygopetalum
27
★ 84%

Spotted Zygopetalum

Zygopetalum maculatum

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 28°C
Crucifix Orchid
28
★ 84%

Crucifix Orchid

Epidendrum

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C
Reed-stem Epidendrum
29
★ 84%

Reed-stem Epidendrum

Epidendrum radicans

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 30°C
Early-purple orchid
30
★ 84%

Early-purple orchid

Orchis mascula

Hard 💧 10 days 🌡️ -15°C - 25°C
Maroonhood
31
★ 83%

Maroonhood

Pterostylis pedunculata

Hard 💧 5 days 🌡️ 3°C - 25°C
Indian Boat Orchid
32
★ 81%

Indian Boat Orchid

Cymbidium aloifolium

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 7°C - 25°C
Devon's Cymbidium
33
★ 81%

Devon's Cymbidium

Cymbidium devonianum

Hard 💧 3 days 🌡️ 7°C - 24°C
Pink Rock Orchid
34
★ 81%

Pink Rock Orchid

Dendrobium kingianum

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 5°C - 35°C
Sekkoku Orchid
35
★ 81%

Sekkoku Orchid

Dendrobium moniliforme

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 7°C - 25°C
Wittig's Cattleya
36
★ 78%

Wittig's Cattleya

Cattleya wittigiana

Hard 💧 3 days 🌡️ 12°C - 28°C

Ideal Orchids for London's Climate

London has an average temperature of 9.7°C and humidity of 73.8%, conditions that directly influence which orchids best adapt to the local environment.

How to Grow Orchids in London

To successfully grow orchids in London, consider that the average temperature of 9.7°C and humidity of 73.8% 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 London's climate show greater resistance, healthy growth, and less need for interventions.