Orchid is a plant and an herb.
botanical information:
Botanical name: Orchis spp.
Common name: orchid
Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.
Endangered species: Most forms of orchids (other than the three speciies of vanilla plant that are commercially cultivated) are endangered species. The family Orchidaceae is listed under Appendix II of CITES and Annex B of Regulation (EC) 338/97 (CITES 2003).
Threatened species: Some threatened species of ladies slipper are still used commercially. Cypripedium parviflorum variety pubescens is used in herbal medicine and was listed in the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983. Orphyris insectifera is used as salep, an ingredient in Turkish ice cream.
astrological correspondences:
Astrological planet: Venus 
magickal correspondences and uses:
Venus spells: Orchid (as an herb) may be used in as an ingredient or substitute for magick spells and formulas related to Venus matters (beauty, compassion, fidelity, friendship, happiness, interchanges, joy, love, luck, meditation, pleasure, reconciliation, and youth). Be careful about substitutions for preparations that will be ingested or come in contact with the skin. These substitutions do not apply to medical uses. See the article on Venus for a list of herbal substitutes for orchid.
Love spells: Orchid flowers are appropriate for use in love spells, such as the Aphrodite New Moon love spell.
Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.
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Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.
Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).
See also: herbs.
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