Orchid in Puerto Rico
Taken by: Nikki Elizabeth, a contributor of Home & Garden Online.
According to The University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, there are “over 880 genera, 28,000 species, and well over 300,000 registered cultivars for orchids”, currently making them the most diverse family of plants known to man.
Orchids are also very adaptable and are known to grow completely underground, on trees, and in other locations. Some of the environments in which orchids may be found include mountains, tundra, rainforests, grassy plains, deserts, and swamps.
Resources
OrchidMania
http://www.orchids.org/
A volunteer organization of orchid enthusiasts.
American Orchid Society
http://www.aos.org/aos/
Interested in growing orchids? Find out how here.
