Orchid is a symbol of the exotic beauty. It symbolizes refinement, thoughtfulness and mature charm. It also symbolizes proud and glorious femininity. Why are we so fascinated with the orchid? Is it its uniquely-orchid posture, bending at the top as if to get closer to you? Is it its seemingly open-eyed, glaring petals, each petal a glorious display of form and color? Or is it because each orchid plant elicits in you that extraordinary feeling of witnessing nature at its most exuberant? Just ask 10 orchid lovers why their fascination with the exotic flower, and youll get 10 different answers. And you might be surprised to realize that this delicate flower that comes in such different looks belongs to the largest plant families in the world, with more than 30,000 species of orchid in over 800 genera. Exotic Flower these differ widely from one another, some weighing as much as a ton, with huge 30-inch petals. Did you know? The orchid planthas an undercover (symbiotic) alliance with a type of fungi called mycorrhizae that grow inside orchid roots helping the plant to absorb water and nutrients. The orchid pays back with nutrients that help the fungi survive.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 04:05:23 +0000
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