Favorite Orchid Foliage

[DirtyCoconuts]

I forgot the dendrochillums. The wenzeii and others with the pointy almost dart-shaped leaves and the magnum with her huge broad leaves. Stunner

[Afid]

All of them!

[Afid]

Pholidota chinensis has particularly nice leaves (and bulbs) in my opinion, I have trouble keeping them in good condition though. I also enjoy other Coelogyne species Especially C. incrassata with its unusual coppery foliage.

[neophyte]

many of the orchids in the genus Oeceoclades have just amazing leaves. some look like snake plants. some even look like reptile skin...

[ArronOB]

I must have common tastes. I like best the thick, deep green, glossy foliage of a well grown phal.

[Bulbopedilum]

If we're only talking about leaves, then I like the regular jewel orchids (Macodes, etc) but I dont think I'd say they're my favorites. I can't really pick a favorite, actually, so here's some I like.
-Nephelaphyllum pulchrum (Brown spotted leaves, I have this)
-Collabium simplex (Spotted green leaves)
-Bulbophyllum reticulatum (Nice "mosaic" pattern)
-Malaxis calophylla (Edge of the leaves are light)
-Malaxis metallica (Purple leaves)
-Nervilia aragoana (Green leaves with purple spots)
-Nervilia plicata (Dark blue-green leaves with small hairs, purple underside. I have this one)

But if we include pseudobulbs, then I'd say Porpax (Very cool "net" pattern on the flat and fat pseudobulbs), Bulbophyllum polliculosum (White, fat, flat, pseudobulbs), and some other "mushy" bulbophyllums (Example: B. triste). I dont know why, but I love the look of fat, leafless, pseudobulbs.

[OrchidBro]

Ludisia discolor here

I love the flowers on it as well but most people grow it just for the foliage and not the flowers at all.

[Roberta]

Stenorrynchos and Sarcoglottis (and hybrids) Stennorrynchos speciosum has beautiful velvety dark green foliage with spots (variable), and flowers are red with red bracts. Sargoglottis sceptrodes has nice striped foliage and really weird flowers that look to me like seahorses or dragons. Stenosarcos Vanguard is a hybrid of the two genera, also very attractive. In all cases, old rosettes die back after blooming but new ones are already on the way. Low light, warmish temps, grow in well-drained potting soil - perfect house plants.

[Kruger]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Stenorrynchos and Sarcoglottis (and hybrids) Stennorrynchos speciosum has beautiful velvety dark green foliage with spots (variable), and flowers are red with red bracts. Sargoglottis sceptrodes has nice striped foliage and really weird flowers that look to me like seahorses or dragons. Stenosarcos Vanguard is a hybrid of the two genera, also very attractive. In all cases, old rosettes die back after blooming but new ones are already on the way. Low light, warmish temps, grow in well-drained potting soil - perfect house plants.

Very pretty and good photography!

[Subrosa]

This one just arrived, and it definitely has a place on my list. Cattleya Moscombe: