The Orchid of the Year () is a yearly honor given since 1989 to an orchid species native to Germany by the (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.
Orchids of the year 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 Arbeitskreis Heimischer Orchideen (AHO): Orchids of the Year Orchideen der Rhön: Orchid of the Year 2006 AHO Niedersachsen: Orchid of the Year 2007