The Orchid of the Year (Orchidee des Jahres) is a yearly honor given since 1989 to an orchid species native to Germany by the Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchideen [de] (AHO, Native Orchid Research Group), a German orchid conservation federation. The choice of orchids follows the endangerment of the species or its habitat due to human pressure.
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Neottia cordata
Orchid of the Year 2023
Orchids of the year
edit| 1989 | Broad-leaved 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 | Pale-flowered orchid | Orchis pallens |
| 2013 | Lady orchid | Orchis purpurea |
| 2014 | Ghost orchid | Epipogium aphyllum |
| 2015 | Early marsh orchid | Dactylorhiza incarnata |
| 2016 | Summer lady's-tresses | Spiranthes aestivalis |
| 2017 | White Helleborine | Cephalanthera damasonium |
| 2018 | Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. sphagnicola | |
| 2019 | Three-toothed orchid | Neotinea tridentata |
| 2020 | Broad-leaved marsh orchid | Dactylorhiza majalis |
| 2021 | Creeping lady's-tresses | Goodyera repens |
| 2022 | Dark red helleborine | Epipactis atrorubens |
| 2023 | Heartleaf twayblade | Neottia cordata |
External links
edit- (in German) Arbeitskreis Heimischer Orchideen (AHO): Orchids of the Year
- (in German) Orchideen der Rhön: Orchid of the Year 2006
- (in German) AHO Niedersachsen: Orchid of the Year 2007