Orchid Dragon

* Juvenile
* Baby
* Egg

*Often found resting with their tails wound around trees, the **orchid dragon** is a beautiful sight. The master plant wizard Aidan of Koo Hill cataloged over 200 varieties of these dragons in his exploration of the tropical forests beyond the Scar of the World, and he only meant to bring back paintings. A pair of these lovely dragons followed him home, though, and have been flourishing in parks ever since.*
    —Nogard's description of the **orchid dragon** in The Book of Dragons
The **Orchid Dragon** is a rare golden hybrid of the Plant and Air elements. Its main element is Plant.

## Abilities

### Weapons

Orchid dragons have very long tails which used as whips. They are prehensile as well, and using only their tails a group of three orchid dragons can pick up and carry two earth dragons.

### Other Abilities

Like all dragon that are part of the Air element, orchid dragons can fly effortlessly for hours without breaks.

### Weaknesses

Orchid dragon skin is very flammable, so it's really vulnerable to fire.

## Subvariants

Over 200 different kinds of Orchid dragons exist. The most important ones are:

### Generic Orchid Dragon

The one commonly kept in parks and by far the most common, the Generic Orchid Dragon has a purple color with blue and white outlines.

### White Orchid Dragon

As the name implies, this variant is completely white, except for the face which has a yellowish tint.

### Catasetum Orchid Dragon

This variant has orange tints rather than purple ones. Their numbers are increasing since the winters aren't as cold as they were in the past, making it easier for them to survive.

### Cycnoches Orchid Dragon

This variant is completely yellow and has a thinner neck than most other variants.

### Cymbidium Orchid Dragon

This variant is notably smaller than other members of the species. They also have a lighter, pinkish color.

### Cockleshell Orchid Dragon

The weirdest of them all, the Cockleshell Orchid Dragon lacks the petal-like wings of other species and has tentacle-like arms instead. They somehow still manage to fly.

### Ludisia Orchid Dragon

This variant usually has a green, leaf-like color. During mating season, they get white spots on their head and wings.

## Lifestyle

### Habitat

Orchid dragons are found in any natural areas, enjoying nature.

### Relationship to Wizards

Orchid dragons only attack when provoked--but they will attack in huge groups when they are. DDLA has ranked them as 2.

**Primary**
*Plant Dragon*

**Hybrids**
*Poison Dragon* - *Flower Dragon* - *Tree Dragon* - *Moss Dragon* - *Evergreen Dragon* - *Lichen Dragon* - *Cactus Dragon* - *Ash Dragon* - *Swamp Dragon* - *Seaweed Dragon* - *Pollen Dragon* - *Willow Dragon* - *Ironwood Dragon* - *Malachite Dragon* - *Meadow Dragon* - *Luminous Dragon* - *Fungus Dragon* - *Nightshade Dragon*

 **Golden Hybrids**
*Pepper Dragon* - *Forest Dragon* - *Conifer Dragon* - *Ivy Dragon* - *Thistle Dragon* - ***Orchid Dragon*** - *Thorn Dragon* - *Bramble Dragon*

**Primary**
*Air Dragon*

**Hybrids**
*Willow Dragon* - *Pollen Dragon* - *Blazing Dragon* - *Smoke Dragon* - *Sandstorm Dragon* - *Dodo Dragon* - *Snow Dragon* - *Blizzard Dragon* - *Sonic Dragon* - *Thunder Dragon* - *Fog Dragon* - *Rain Dragon* - *Chrome Dragon* - *Meteor Dragon* - *Wind Dragon* - *Hypnotic Dragon* - *Miasma Dragon* - *Howl Dragon*

 **Golden Hybrids**
***Orchid Dragon*** - *Inferno Dragon* - *Smolder Dragon* - *Bubble Dragon* - *Vortex Dragon* - *Verdigris Dragon* - *Halo Dragon*