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WELCOME! Below are educational
fact sheets about orchids, their habitats, and their flowers.
These and other materials are available at Smithsonian Education
website.
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 Growing
Orchids at Home
Orchids have a reputation for being difficult to grow but this is
not always the case. Many orchids will thrive in a home greenhouse
or on a windowsill. Cultural requirements vary from orchid to orchid.
As a result, it is important to research your particular variety
so that you can meet its needs.
More about Growing Orchids
at Home
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 About
the Vanilla Orchid
Vanilla is more than an extract. It's an orchid genus with over
100 species that was discovered by the Spanish in Mexico, the word
'vanilla' comes from the Spanish term, vaina-meaning a
pod or sheath.
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 Orchid
Flowers
Discover the orchid's flowers, their shapes, their sizes and why
they are produced in all the colors of the rainbow.
More
information about Orchid Flowers |
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 Orchid
Habitats
Orchid habitats are diverse, ranging from Arctic regions to the
tropics, from sea level to elevations as high as 12,500 feet. The
most preferred regions, though, are the warmer areas of the globe.
Orchid species in tropical, sub-tropical, warm and cool temperate
rainforests are largely epiphytic (growing in trees) or lithophytic
(growing in the crevices of rocks).
More information
about Orchid Habitats
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 Orchid
Biodiversity
Biodiversity means the number or abundance of different species
living within a particular region'
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 Orchid
Fact Sheet
Orchids can be found in almost every country and certainly every
continent in the World! They are the most complex, advanced,
and successful family of flowers on the planet.
More
information about Orchids
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