Orchid of the Year
The Orchid of the Year is a yearly honor given since 1989 to an orchid species native to Germany by the Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchideen (Native Orchid Research Group, AHO), a German orchid conservation federation. The choice of orchids follows the endangerment of the species or its habitat due to human pressure.
Epipogium aphyllum
Orchid of the Year 2014
Orchid of the Year 2014
Orchids of the year
| 1989 | Western marsh orchid | Dactylorhiza majalis |
| 1990 | Pyramidal orchid | Anacamptis pyramidalis |
| 1991 | Green-winged orchid | Orchis morio |
| 1992 | European common twayblade | Neottia ovata (then Listera ovata) |
| 1993 | Military orchid | Orchis militaris |
| 1994 | Fen orchid | Liparis loeselii |
| 1995 | Bee orchid | Ophrys apifera |
| 1996 | Cypripedium calceolus | |
| 1997 | Bug orchid | Orchis coriophora |
| 1998 | Marsh helleborine | Epipactis palustris |
| 1999 | Lizard orchid | Himantoglossum hircinum |
| 2000 | Red helleborine | Cephalanthera rubra |
| 2001 | Autumn ladies'-tresses | Spiranthes spiralis |
| 2002 | Bird's-nest orchid | Neottia nidus-avis |
| 2003 | Fly orchid | Ophrys insectifera |
| 2004 | Frog orchid | Coeloglossum viride |
| 2005 | Burnt orchid | Orchis ustulata |
| 2006 | Broadleaf helleborine | Epipactis helleborine |
| 2007 | Nigritella nigra subsp. rhellicani | |
| 2008 | Southern marsh-orchid | Dactylorhiza praetermissa |
| 2009 | Early purple orchid | Orchis mascula |
| 2010 | Cypripedium calceolus | |
| 2011 | Lesser butterfly orchid | Platanthera bifolia |
| 2012 | Orchis pallens | |
| 2013 | Lady orchid | Orchis purpurea |
| 2014 | Ghost orchid | Epipogium aphyllum |
See also
- Italian Group for Research on Wild Orchid
External links
- (German) Arbeitskreis Heimischer Orchideen (AHO): Orchids of the Year
- (German) Orchideen der Rhön: Orchid of the Year 2006
- (German) AHO Niedersachsen: Orchid of the Year 2007
- This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article in the German Wikipedia.
