Norman Darlo
How good is your orchid knowledge? Here is a fun quiz from Gardening at Douentza to put it to the test!
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Question of
Which of the following is not an orchid?
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Calanthe discolor
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Tricyrtis hirta
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Rodriguezia leeana
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Paphiopedilum rothschildianum
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Question of
Which orchid genus often produces flower spikes from a sheath?
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Cattleya
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Oncidium
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Vanda
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Gongora
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Question of
Which orchid genus has two different flower forms on the one inflorescence?
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Dendrobium
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Dimorphorchis
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Catesetum
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Vanda
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Question of
Which orchid genus contains a lot of of plants with foul smelling blooms?
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Dendrobium
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Bulbophyllum
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Stanhopea
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Phalaenopsis
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Question of
Which of the following orchids is generally grown bare root?
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Vanda
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Oncidium
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Catasetum
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Encyclia
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Question of
Which of the following is NOT deciduous/semi-deciduous?
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Cymbidium tracyanum
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Dendrobium nobile
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Catasetum pileatum
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Chysis bractescens
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Question of
Which of the following is NOT a division within the Dendrobium Alliance?
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Latouria
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Spatulata
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Callista
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Neofinetia
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Question of
Which of the following is an artificial genus?
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Galeandra
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Clowesia
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Fredclarkeara
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Mormodes
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Question of
Which of the following is the correct genus name for the orchid generally referred to as Iwanagaara Appleblossom?
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Cattleya Appleblossom
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Iwanagaara Appleblossom
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Jackfowlieara Appleblossom
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Cattliante Appleblossom
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Question of
Which of the following is the Darwin orchid? So called because it is pollinated by a moth whose existence Charles Darwin surmised from the flower shape.
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Neofinetia falcata
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Paphinia herrerae
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Angraecum Crestwood
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Angraecum sesquipedale
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You got 3 out of 10 right!
Could be better
This one was extremely hard, Snežana. At 3/10 you did no worse than most people 🙂
I played poorly, 3/10. It’s a very hard one!
Thanks for trying, Jerry! As you correctly observe, this is a very hard quiz – look at the scores below 🙂
got all wrong
I just saw this now, Edith! My commiserations 🙂
bad results for me
This one is a real expert quiz. Unless you are an orchid fanatic, you have no hope! 😀
i got 5 out of 10, but i should have done better because i attend lots of spring garden shows each year for blogging purposes. i have check out a lot of orchid seminars.
I think 5/10 is quite a good score on this. It’s a real toughie! Thanks for playing 🙂
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I managed to guess 5 correctly. I’ve just read a book about orchids but I still hadn’t hard of a lot of these plants.
My wife wrote these questions and to call her an orchid addict would be an understatement – so don’t beat yourself up 😀
not bad
😀
tough for me
it was tough for most, Alina – don’t feel bad!
I got 3 here . it’s obvious i really not good at flowers…haha..nice quiz norman…they made our minds twist…goos job !
Thanks TL. This was a real ‘orchid expert’ quiz, I think. I’ll make a more ‘average difficulty’ flower quiz soon, so don’t despair! Thanks for playing ?
Got 3. Really don’t have knowledge about orchids or botany.
It was a very hard one! Better luck next time ?
I don’t know these flowers…only got 2 out of 10.
Good quiz though!
Thanks for playing anyway!
10 😀
Show off ?
But seriously – well done!!
Thanks! The last one was a lucky guess between the obvious two though.
Beauty
A great zero
Lol the only way is up ?
Ha I only got 2 right but I still love orchids. 🙂
Well that’s the main thing! What’s the point in knowing all the grainy detail and not loving them, eh?!
Ugh, only 2/10 for me! I don’t know orchids at all.
It is a very specialised quiz, that’s for sure ?
i got four right and all of them were guesses.
Lol well done for doing so good with pure guesswork ?
Got 5 out of 10 right! Not so bad
Not bad at all!