Fascinating Beauty
by Sonali Gangane
Title
Fascinating Beauty
Artist
Sonali Gangane
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Exotic, mysterious, fascinating -- these are just a few of the adjectives used to describe orchids. They're found on every continent except Antarctica, with more than 30,000 naturally occurring species that have been described. In addition to the wild orchids there are another 100,000 or more man-made hybrids.
The largest orchid on record is a plant in Brazil that stands 2.5 metres tall, while the smallest plant (discovered growing among the roots of other orchids) has flowers only 2.1 mm wide.The genus dendrobium, with more than 1,200 species worldwide, is the second-largest genera and one of the most diverse orchid families. Some species of dendrobium have flowers that look like insects; others look much like the common phalaenopsis orchid. Some are tiny, while others are very large; some grow upright while others are pendulant.
Flower colour varies to include almost every colour in the rainbow, ranging from shades of pink, orange, yellow, green and violet. While some species keep their leaves year-round, others may drop their leaves at specific times of the year. A number of species are delightfully fragrant while others have a delicate or an absence of fragrance.
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June 26th, 2014
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