|
|
Article: AMAZING ORCHIDS.
- Article from:
- The Saturday Evening Post
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Saturday Evening Post Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Entering their world is as simple as stepping through the door of an orchid greenhouse--but watch out! While there you may catch the orchid bug, and once you have it, those entrancing flowers can become an all-consuming passion.
Gertrude Stein wrote, "A rose, is a rose, is a rose." The famous author and self-styled genius could not have said the same about orchids, however. These bizarre and beautiful flowers that seem to grow in infinite variety are the largest family of flowering plants on earth. Their diverseness defies simple description.
Charles Darwin called them his "beloved orchids." He penned a thick book about them in 1862. Darwin predicted the ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Hitting Pay Dirt: The state's orchid growers say business ...
Florida Trend;
December 1, 2001 ;
700+ words
... ... Statewide, orchids are produced ... country's potted orchid sales overtook ... year. Andy Easton, the society ... supply; the orchid-obsessed are ... Society," Easton says. The orchid market has repeatedly ... operates Miramar Orchids in Lake Worth ...
|
|