New Green Orchid Bloom

Orchid Story & Origins

The name orchid is derived from the Greek word “orkhis”. This exotic flower was named by an ancient Greek botanist named Theophrastos who thought that the fleshy underground tubers resembled the male anatomy.

There are many types of orchids, with over 20,000 species in the world. One of the most popular orchids is the moth orchid, which got its name from the fact that their flowers were first mistaken as moths when they were first discovered by Swedish naturalist, Peter Osbeck.

Orchid Facts

The pink orchid is the traditional flower of a couple’s 14th and 25th wedding anniversary.
Orchids rely on symbiotic relationships with fungi to survive, which makes them highly adaptable to a wide variety of ecosystems.
Orchids have origins in every continent with the exception of Antarctica.
The world’s smallest orchid grows to be only 2 mm wide, and its flowers are only a single-cell thick.

Text Source:
https://www.ftd.com/blog/share/orchid-meaning-and-symbolism

Picture Source:
I took these pictures with my I-phone X.