[header] How to grow orchids [title] Select a species of orchid. [step] Some orchids are easier to grow than others. Cattleya, phalaenopsis and paphiopedilum orchids are amongst the easiest to grow and are recommended for most beginner gardeners and orchid growers. 
There are, however, believed to be over 40 , 000 species of orchid species-that's two times the amount of existing bird species and four times the amount of existing mammalian species. There's almost literally an orchid for any type of person.