Bees outpace orchids in evolution

Orchid bees aren’t so dependent on orchids after all, according to a new study that challenges the prevailing view of how plants and their insect pollinators evolve together.

URL: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-bees-outpace-orchids-evolution.html

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Cymbidium tracyanum v. alba

Cymbidium tracyanum x alba
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An orchid collector's dream.. the white version of the ever popular Cymbidium tracyanum comes Cymbidium tracyanum v. alba the albino version of this ever popular cymbidium orchid plant. I like it, do you?

Shoyeido Selects - Orchid Gift Set

100 sticks of calming Orchid incense and a colorfully glazed ceramic incense holder are nestled into a wine colored paper box. Elegant floral graphics complete this beautiful all-in-one offering.

URL: http://www.shoyeido.com/product/orchid-incense-gift-set/
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"Olympics Of Orchids" Returns To Singapore After 48 Years

The 20th World Orchid Conference (20WOC) returns to Singapore for the second time with the theme ‘Where Old World and New World Orchids Meet’. This triennial international event will feature spectacular orchid displays with the finest and rarest species and exotic hybrids from around the world. To celebrate this event, one of the main highlights will be the unveiling of a new orchid hybrid named “Renanthera 20th WOC Singapore 2011”.

URL: http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article/77853/quotolympics-of-orchidsquot-returns-to-singapore-after-48-years

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First Taiwan orchids in growing media enter Australia

After more than four years of negotiation, Australia finally agreed earlier this year to allow Taiwan's world-famous butterfly orchids to be imported in a growing medium of water weeds, Council of Agriculture (COA) Minister Chen Wu-hsiung said.


URL: http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aSOC&ID=201109140027

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How Are Orchids Propagated?

Like most plants, orchids are able to reproduce themselves in two different ways; the one way sexually by seed, and the other asexually by vegetative propagation. For the beginner, vegetative propagation is commonly used to build up one's orchid collection. Vegetative propagation can be accomplished in three ways; that is, by division, back bulbs and offshoots. The technique of each differs primarily in the means of producing the new individual and in the early care.

URL: http://www.aos.org/Default.aspx?id=410

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Pink Phalaenopsis Orchid Plant

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I want to share one of the most beautiful pink phalaenopsis orchid plant that I have ever laid eyes on. The grower did not include a tag with the plant so I don't know the name of the orchid but it is stunning both in color and size, the flower can measure up to five inches in diameter.. Wow! The large orchid flowers produce a top heavy display of flowers that is sure to delight even the hardest to please on your orchid gift list.