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  (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.

Heartleaf twayblade
Neottia cordata
Orchid of the Year 2023

Orchids of the year

1989Broad-leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza majalis
1990Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
1991Green-winged orchid Orchis morio
1992European common twayblade Neottia ovata (then Listera ovata)
1993Military orchid Orchis militaris
1994Fen orchid Liparis loeselii
1995Bee orchid Ophrys apifera
1996 Cypripedium calceolus
1997Bug orchid Orchis coriophora
1998Marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris
1999Lizard orchid Himantoglossum hircinum
2000Red helleborine Cephalanthera rubra
2001Autumn ladies'-tresses Spiranthes spiralis
2002Bird's-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis
2003Fly orchid Ophrys insectifera
2004Frog orchid Coeloglossum viride
2005Burnt orchid Orchis ustulata
2006Broadleaf helleborine Epipactis helleborine
2007 Nigritella nigra subsp. rhellicani
2008Southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa
2009Early purple orchid Orchis mascula
2010 Cypripedium calceolus
2011Lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia
2012Pale-flowered orchid Orchis pallens
2013Lady orchid Orchis purpurea
2014Ghost orchid Epipogium aphyllum
2015Early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata
2016Summer lady's-tresses Spiranthes aestivalis
2017White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium
2018 Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. sphagnicola
2019Three-toothed orchid Neotinea tridentata
2020Broad-leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza majalis
2021Creeping lady's-tresses Goodyera repens
2022Dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens
2023Heartleaf twayblade Neottia cordata
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