Types of White Orchids

Vanda

• Vanda orchids produce the smallest number of flowers of all the white orchids. They grow small to medium-sized flowers, usually striped or spotted with other colors. This white orchid prefers full morning sun with 75 to 85 degree Fahrenheit temperatures, and afternoon shade with 65 to 75 degree temperatures at night.

Phalaenopsis

• The phalaenopsis orchid flowers for up to three months. The flowers grow on a solitary stalk and may be tinged with other colors. It likes the same day temperature as the Vanda orchid but prefers nightly temperatures of 60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit and indirect sunlight, as full sunlight causes the leaves to burn.

Dendrobium

• Flowers of this type of white orchid bloom on branches in clusters of up to 20 flowers. It needs the same temperature conditions of the Phalaenopsis but should have the lighting conditions of the Vanda orchid.

Cattleya

• The fragrant flowers of the Cattleya orchid bloom large and are tinged with yellow. It needs full morning sun in 75 to 85 degree Fahrenheit temperatures and afternoon shade, with 60 to 65 degree temperatures at night.

Resemblance

• White orchids often go by the common nickname "moth orchids" because the flowers' shape resembles that of a moth or butterfly.