Vanilla Orchid
Vanilla the vanilla orchids forms a flowering plant genus of about 110 species in the orchid family orchidaceaethe most widely known member is the flat leaved vanilla v.
Vanilla orchid. It is the only orchid widely used for industrial purposes in flavoring such products as foods beverages and cosmetics and is recognized. It is commonly used in baked goods desserts beverages chocolates dishes and more. Put the vanilla plant into the pot and. The vanilla genus has roughly 100 species but the one most often used in the commercial production of vanilla is the vanilla planifolia.
Pre columbian mesoamerican people cultivated the vine of the vanilla orchid called. Good orchid growers know that planting vanilla orchid properly is the first step to a healthy plant. The vanilla orchids blooms are large and can be white cream greenish yellow or light green in color. Did you know that vanilla comes from an orchid.
Vanilla planifolia otherwise known as flat leaved vanilla orchid or bourbon type vanilla is the most popular and widely used vanilla species because of its extracts. Cut off the bottom one third of the roots with a sanitized knife. Vanilla extract which is obtained from the plants seed pods is a valuable flavoring. Some blooms even have a trumpet shaped lip much like a cattleya orchid.
Planifolia native to mexico from which commercial vanilla flavoring is derived. Planifoliathe word vanilla derived from vainilla the diminutive of the spanish word vaina vaina itself meaning a sheath or a pod is translated simply as little pod.