Caring For Orchids

How Deceptive Can an Orchid Be?

Orchid on Chinese Island Is Even Trickier Than Most

OPINION By LEE DYE Aug. 12, 2009

Charles Darwin would have loved it.

Scientists have discovered an orchid in China that takes the plant’s notorious trickery to a whole new level.
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There are literally thousands of different types of orchids, over 25,000 in fact. Orchids are classified depending on their water requirements. Orchids that need a moist environment all year long are;

Paphiopedilum
Cymbidium
Odontoglossum need a moist environment all year long.

Orchids that only need water when they [...]