Orchid Flower Parts. Orchids can be divided into two main parts. In this video Im going to show you how to crochet an orchid flower.
Orchid flower has three petal like parts in the outer whorl known as the sepals that are often similar but not always. If you have a Phalaenopsis cut the stem just above the bottom 2. It has an outer whorl of three sepals an inner whorl of three petals and a central column of male and female reproductive organs.
The innermost flower parts are the petals consisting of the two petals on either side of the flower and the or lip.
Figure 1 shows a picture of an Ophrys tenthredenifera indicating the major parts of an orchid flower. 03032013 The bract is a modified leave associated with a flower or an inflorescence stem and may be bigger smaller or of a different colour or shape. Orchid flowers have three outer and three inner flower parts. There are three petals in an orchid flower.