orchids with black and pink/red flowers?
 

Im just curious if there is any kinds of orchids with black and pink or red accents. Or a dark colored flower that looks almost black with other colors. I simply think a dark colored orchid would be a nice change when most ive seen so far are bright colored.

Not quite Black and red but Encyclia cordigera is dark brown with a pink labellum in some clones, and it's really easy to grow.

Catasetum tenebrosum

Maxillaria schunkeana
Maxillaria variabilis (dark form)

There are actually quite a few orchids that are pretty close to straight-up black. Not sure how many of these images the post will let me link, but here goes!

Catasetums can be very dark, some of the most famous being Fredclarkeara After Dark orchids which include some of the darkest blacks, and they have marvelous fragrance.

https://www.orchidweb.com/images/Pro.../fraftdk5b.jpg

Dracula orchids have some pretty interesting color combos, Dracula vampira being probably the one with the most black.

http://www.yourpanama.com/images/DRACbigMom.jpg

There's a good number of black paphs, some almost totally black up through a whole range including varying amounts of other colors like red, purple, white or green on them.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6...e430716e_z.jpg


Cymbidiums can come in very dark colors. Cymbidium Kiwi Baron 'New Horizon' is black with some pale pink in the middle.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LqWXyF_HD8...27+%281%29.jpg


Some Vandas can be quite dark, from very saturated purples to more blackish:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UnHZfyOYAC...0/IMG_4290.JPG


Maxillaria schunkeana is quite black, though it doesn't share the coconut fragrance of Maxillaria tenufolia, which is a dark red.

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/129/34...e9bca16b_z.jpg


Encyclia cochleata is not too hard to find, and looks like weird little black-hooded octopi.

http://www.orchideacsodak.hu/uploads/termekek/1427.jpg



As for dark reds, there are lots of those!

Colmanara Masai Red

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...edDSCN2633.jpg

Cycnoches Wine Delight

http://www.orchidgeeks.com/gallery/f...elight0005.jpg

Zygopetalums can come in nice dark color combinations, and tend to be fragrant.

http://www.orchidsonline.com.au/file..._1.preview.JPG



And so on. Not all orchids are brightly colored, there are a lot that run an interesting range of browns, greens, purples, etc.

lovely
 

Wow, there all so lovely. Im going to research them, whichever is the easiest ill try finding it to add to my collection. :3 Thank you everyone

these pictures are dangerous! they makes me want to have them all! ORCHIDS ARE ADDICTIVE! Be carefull everyone! :)

That cymbidium is amazing.
I need it.

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Maxillaria schunkeana looks like Darth Vader.

lol
 

lol your right, thats neat

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:helloyeah, the cymbidium caught my eye too. id love to have that beauty :3

I'm definitely bookmarking this thread for later shopping! Stunning!