Interesting Facts About Orchids, Did You Know?

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JAKARTA - Orchids are one of the most popular outdoor ornamental plants worldwide. This plant is easy to care for and has a beautiful appearance. Did you know that they are also the largest family of flowering plants in the world? Here are some interesting facts about this popular plant.

Orchids are one of the oldest families of flowering plants. Orchid varieties have been found all over the world. This leads experts to believe that orchids have existed since before the continents separated. Orchids are the largest family of flowering plants. With more than 25,000 species, there are more orchids on the planet than mammals and birds. The smallest orchid has a size of half a centimeter while the largest orchid has a size of 3 meters and weighs more than a ton. Orchid flowers have a symmetrical shape. Each flower can be perfectly divided into two, with two equal parts. Vanilla seeds come from the Orchid species. Vanilla Orchid is the only Orchid plant grown and harvested commercially. Orchids take about 5-7 years to bloom after sprouting. If you grow orchids, they will be easy to grow and may re-bloom several times a year. Adult orchids grow upside down. The flowers are so dense that the plant eventually grows upside down. Orchids have the smallest seeds in the world. One seed pod can have up to three million seeds in it! The seeds are so small that they can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. Orchids have a very long life. One orchid flower can live 100 years. Some orchids bloom in just a few hours, others for months. Depends on the species.

So, after knowing these unique facts about orchids, are you even more interested in owning this one flower?