Orchids with COOL LEAVES
 

Hi all!
i am currently in love with cool looking orchids, which are beautiful even without flowers. for example, phal schilleriana, phal phillipinensis, many paphiopedilums have absolutely GORGEOUS leaves. could you please reccomend any more such orchids?
leaves with patterns, or the shape of the leaves, or even the size [ I got a schoenorchis scolopendria, and it is so smol!!!! and cute lol] are what i want.
thanks!

These are native here in the Eastern US, but other members of the genus are tropical and available in the trade. Downy rattlesnake plantain, Goodyera pubescens

it is BEAUTIFUL!!!

:hello Check out Lockhartia and Aporodes.

Sarcoglottis sceptrodes and similar "painted leaf" orchids. Stenorrhyncos speciosum. The hybrid Stenosarcos Vanguard.

Dendrobium anceps (and relatives)

Try Ludisia discolor.

Very dark velvety green leaves, with copper-colored veins that sparkle in the sunlight. This is a very easy-to-grow tropical jewel orchid, mature plants bloom reliably in mid to late winter.

I contribute Negelliella purpurea and Dendrochilum tennellum (at my house aka 'sideshow bob')
cheers,
Maryanne

Well, a lot of Paphs have gorgeous leaves so I'll recommend them. For example Paph. wardii, Paph. venstum, Paph. purpuratum, Paph delenatii etc. etc.

Other than that I really like Macodes petola, but they are grown for their leaves and not their flowers though.

I think most house plant and leaf enthusiasts will like paphiopedilum, mosr are pretty and easy to care

i think a lot of orchids have pretty leaves, long grass like leaves on cyms and maxilaria are lovely; i love any terete looking leaf from a brassavola to a papilonanthe to siedenfedinia mitrata;