All About Orchids
Humans have crossbred these species to create 150000 hybrids with more appearing all the time.
All about orchids. All about orchids and houseplants geia sas. Orchids bring peace love and happiness to your life. Shows the orchids of latin america at their finest. Over 30000 species of orchids inhabit every corner of the planet except for the driest deserts and antarctica.
You may think that orchids are just like any other plant but they can get under your skin like no other flowers can there are so many different types of orchid with at least 30000 species in the wild and hundreds of thousands of hybrids to tempt the lover of plants and flowers. Additionally i will include information which should be helpful with getting the most enjoyment out of growing orchids. A new exhibition at the american museum of natural history in washington dc. Orchid lovers and growers are from all walks of life with different occupations but all share a passion for orchids.
This will include cultural information as well as what i have in bloom in my collection. The orchid family orchidaceae is among the most diverse families of flowering plants with about 25000 species known to science so far which makes identifying orchids difficult they come from every continent except antarctica though a substantial majority of orchid species are tropical. Along with the asteraceae they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants. Here are 5 surprising facts about these popular flowers.
Orchids grow all over the world. The orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant commonly known as the orchid family. With a few basic tips for orchid care you can make your orchid grow thrive and bloom. I will be publishing new posts about orchids.
Learn all about orchids their botany how they grow in the wild and other basic information about them. The twist in the tale of this particular story is of course the fact that the lady in question was the daughter of the father of all orchids and as such the paphiopedilum orchid is just one of the 30000 or so various genera of orchids in the world today. The orchidaceae have about 28000 currently accepted species distributed in about 763 genera.