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Orchids will 'pop up in your garden' if 1 important habit is followed
EXCLUSIVE: An expert has revealed why Brits have seen orchids "popping up" over the last few weeks as one gardening habit has ...
Facing extinction, rare Florida swamp flower could get more protections
One of Florida’s rarest and most beloved swamp dwellers, the ghost orchid, could soon see increased protections under the federal Endangered Species Act. Citing the flower’s growing risk of extinction ...
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With only 1,500 plants remaining in the wild, ghost orchid to get endangered status
After a long stint in court, FWS agreed last year to make a decision on the plant, which is largely located in places like ...
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Poachers hunting rare ‘ghost’ flowers, near extinction
Experts report the plant is at risk of extinction due to multiple threats, including habitat loss and habitat degradation.
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Rare endangered orchid produces first blooms in conservation project at Desert Botanical Garden
The Desert Botanical Garden is trying to keep a rare orchid native to Arizona from extinction. After years of careful ...
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What To Look For When Buying An Orchid From The Store (& Mistakes To Avoid)
Orchids are among the most evolutionarily advanced plants on Earth, with complex flower structures and reproductive tactics that have allowed them to diversify into tens of thousands of species ... or ...
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Cleveland Botanical Garden displaying ‘Orchids: Love in Bloom’
(Courtesy of Holden Forests & Gardens) Boasting vibrant displays of heart-shaped arrangements and romantic backdrops, the orchid exhibit features blossoms with species like Dendrobium, Oncidium ...
Time Out3mon
A first look at NYBG's transportive Orchid Show that takes on Mexican Modernism this spring
Visitors can wander through room after room admiring everything from ruby red paphiopedilum to towering ... This includes more than 1,300 orchid species, about 40% of which are endemic, meaning ...
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International Orchid Show Begins in Tokyo; About 1 Million Flowers on Display
a wild orchid species endemic to the Rebun Island, Hokkaido. The top prize in the show went to the Paphiopedilum wardii, also called “Osumi.” Princess Tsuguko of Takamado spoke at the opening ceremony ...
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Two new orchid species found in Similipal forest
Bhubaneswar: Two new orchid species have been discovered in Similipal forest by orchidologist Sarat Chandra Misra on Wednesday. The two new species are named Dendrobium prasannae and Oberonia ...
Australian Geographic9mon
Liked to death: how social media plays a part in wildlife destruction
In 2010, a new species of slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum canhii) was discovered in Vietnam. Photos with location information were posted online. Just six months after its discovery, more than 99 per ...
The Conversation10mon
Liked to death? The social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems – or trigger rapid extinction
In 2010, a new species of slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum canhii) was discovered in Vietnam. Photos with location information were posted online. Just six months after discovery, more than 99% of ...