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Sentence Examples The orchid is their darling, the perfect flower for the perfect home as displayed in photographic spreads in glossy magazines all over the world. When a male wasp crashes into the orchid, it gets covered with orchid pollen. We'll be walking through meadows which contained many wild flowers including meadow sweet, ragged robin and some sort of orchid. For something in bloom, choose a camellia, Christmas cactus, cymbidium, kalanchoe, or moth orchid. The North American pink lady's slipper orchid flowers during the springtime flight of the queen bumblebee. Two plants that thrive on very little water are the impala lily and the reed stem orchid. I've got a big orchid plant which is lovely, a yucca and some peace lilies because they are so easy to look after. The tiny mollusks, called orchid or bush snails, feast on surface or lateral roots that would otherwise keep the exotic blooms upright. The only downside so far is that orchid blooms wilt, but the rest of the plant remains healthy. They faced an anxious wait to find out whether any of the orchid had survived. Wild thyme, birdsfoot sedge and a host of other herbs grow among the grasses, alongside common spotted orchid, rock rose and fragrant orchids. Right after The Origin of Species was published, he wrote a whole book on the complex machine-like devices in orchid flowers. Typically the orchid Coelogyne cristata with its gold and white bloom was used, as were the apricot buds of tea roses. In a village deep in the jungles of central Peru, and nowhere else, grows an orchid whose flesh is more manlike than most. Avid orchid collectors often risk thorny undergrowth, mapepires and tarantulas in search of specimens. This reward-lacking orchid is pollinated either by workers or drones of Apis cerana japonica which fix pollinaria on the scutellum. Bees are fooled into pollinating the bee orchid and the wispy, twisting petals of the rare lizard orchid closely resemble lizards. Its preference for open, sunny aspects and its relatively large flowers make the bee orchid fairly easy to find. A very easy orchid to grow and one that is tolerant of cool conditions, this is highly recommended for orchid novices. We get to wear these pretty silk baby blue gowns with white translucent shawls and orchid crowns on our heads. Show More Sentences The orchid Chiloglottis trapeziformis belongs to a group of about 300 species that lure pollinators by mimicking a female insect. There is an attractive new orchid known as Young's Helleborine found growing among the scrub on derelict pit bings. A native of the tropic Americas, the cattleyas are a pseudobulb type and considered an orchid with training wheels. Less common species are meadow saxifrage, green-winged orchid, common twayblade and lesser butterfly-orchid. A terrestrial orchid of Tamil Nadu, the Golden Vanda, puts out flowers in the sizzling heat of April. Here, 12 orchid species are distributed including four mycotrophic orchids. It's possible that there is a visual difference between the iris and the orchid based on the fact that the orchid is slipped. Cypripedium flavum is a rare, endemic alpine slipper orchid of China, which is under threat from excessive collection and habitat changes. All previous reports of orchid pollination through pseudocopulation involve solitary wasps or bees. A very loose soil medium, augmented with vermiculate, or even orchid fir bark suits them all right. You've never seen a color pattern like this one, the first vinca with orchid blooms and a white center. Hummingbirds, with names like green hermits, green violet-ears, and amethyst-throated sunangels, whir and dart from vine flower to orchid. Some lovely choices for wedding flowers include azalea, calla, hydrangea, moth orchid, Oriental lily, rhododendron, and rose. There are orchid verges again, views to the moors on a clear day, and there was a patch of harebells. Use the shelf created by the window for an orchid or another tropical plant. The church people gave out corsages to the mothers, and of course the flower pinned to the leaf was an orchid. There are many popular types of orchid, including cattleyas, dendrobiums, oncidiums and vandas. Several kinds of orchid grow here, with helleborines under the shade of trees. The ground flora is very rich with herb Paris, wild garlic, sweet woodruff, stone bramble and bird's nest orchid present. On a hike into the flat hinterland, you'll see plenty of bird life, 40 species of orchid, wild boars and the endemic Andros Island iguana. Show More Sentences That said, one of the most common ways of killing an orchid is by overwatering. There, while hunting for the rare bog orchid, he stumbled on the minuscule, insectivorous sundew plant, Drosera rotundifolia. The pollinating fly Philoliche aethiopica is unable to distinguish between the two, thus pollinating the orchid without a nectar reward. Even so, approximately one-third of orchid species have evolved pollination mechanisms whereby the pollinator receives no reward whatsoever. Over 360 species of plant have been recorded on site including creeping spearwort and coralroot orchid. An unexpected display of coralroot orchid near the trailhead was just the first of many stops along the way. It was freshly squeezed, with a wild orchid or gardenia floating on its surface. They identified the plant as Platanthera paramoena, the purple fringeless orchid. If you look carefully, you will see bee orchids and the diminutive frog orchid flourish on the quarry floor. The traditional cymbidium orchids feature prominently among the entries together with many other orchid genera including Australian natives. Ideal for the special personalised touch, this sculptural arrangement includes King Protea, a cymbidium orchid, zantedeschia and schwarzwalder. However, he favored orchid collectors as his customers since they would buy a new hybrid or rare genus of orchid at any price. There are over 30,000 different orchid species and well over 100,000 hybrid strains have been artificially propagated. A well-known orchid genus vanda, has its name derived from Sanskrit. The white fringeless orchid grows in wetlands in the Blue Ridge Mountains and coastal plain of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and South Carolina. Forget-me-nots bloom in the spring, along with strawberries and iris, and you may even see a few striking red spotted coralroots, a saprophytic orchid. Lilacs, Canada anemone, orange hawkweed, blue-eyed grass, wild sarsaparilla, coralroot orchid in cedar-hemlock woods, hundreds of jack-in-the-pulpits along Hidden Bluff Trail. An unusual monopodial plant, having erect slender stems with a few narrow leaves, the orchid Arundina gramini folia is originally from the forests of Asia. Several of these species are threatened and uncommon in Maryland, including the pygmy shrew, the purple fringeless orchid and the lobed spleen wart. In the dusty corridors of power, Disraeli was an exotic orchid whose drag enlivened many a boring wet Monday. Show More Sentences Sitting along the back headrest of an eggshell-colored imperial convertible was Althea in a silk dress with red and blue checks and a white orchid at her shoulder. The flowers on the cymbidium orchid last for five to seven weeks. The tuna tataki was beautiful, garnished with a small orchid. He was dressed in his best tux, and carried two ornate wrist corsages, an orchid and a calla lily, and a bouquet of pink lilies, decorated with baby's breath. Hand-pollinating the orchid has increased seed production, which allows for augmentation of existing populations and introduction of seed to start new populations. The banks are high with wild orchid, gunnera and water lily. She had been raised as a debutante, a beautiful, delicate orchid from Vancouver, Canada. Plants, such as the mandrake, orchid, and sweet potato, have, as the history of folk medicine reveals, been credited with rejuvenating properties. The sight of a colony of fly orchid was amongst the rewards. Pecterlis gigantean, with its large white flowers, a fan-shaped fringed lip and a very long spur, is the most spectacular orchid found in mossy fields. Other typical chalk grassland flowers include horseshoe vetch, squinancywort and the nationally rare field fleawort, together with wild candytuft and five species of orchid. Don't allow bark around moth orchid roots to dry completely. Fly orchid and a sea of marsh hellebores were among the 21 species seen. The compound responsible for this distinctive, complex perfume is vanillin, contained in thousands of pinpoint seeds in the seed pods of a particular orchid plant. If just a lone orchid sitting in the window isn't decorative enough for you, put the pot in a pretty cachepot or jardiniere to add visual interest. The spectacular red helleborine orchid is distributed from Iran throughout the Mediterranean region and up to western Europe, reaching southern Scandinavia. The stigma is the part of the orchid on which pollen grains germinate. She carried a cascade bouquet of stephanotis centered with an orchid. Flower extract and mandibular gland secretion both contained geraniol, nerol, and E, E-farnesol, indicating that the orchid mimics the bee's secretion. Colombia is the country with more endemic species of butterflies, number 1 in terms of orchid species and approximately 7,000 species of beetles. Show More Sentences Which food flavouring is produced from the seed pod of a tree-climbing orchid? The beach is backed by Marram grass and hosts an illustrious range of wildflowers, including grass of Parnassus and early purple orchid. The groom wore a white phalaenopsis orchid boutonniere, and the groomsmen wore whke listhianthus boutonnieres. Pollen development and cohesion in a mealy and a hard type of orchid pollinium. The Octopus orchid, encyclia cochleata, produces flowers the wrong way round, so the tentacle-like green tepals hang below the dark upper lip. The film follows Lou's work in the mountains, where he has discovered 10 orchid species new to science and endemic to the cloud forests. A humble plant grower and librarian, who wishes to remain anonymous, has the most floriferous orchid I have ever seen. Embryo development in the lady's slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum delenatii, with emphasis on the ultrastructure of the suspensor. The theme of the flower show is Sikkim-Nature's own garden, while the Cymbidium orchid will be theme flower during the international flower show. They also viewed a stunning white dendrobium orchid named after Diana, Princess of Wales, who sadly never got to see it. There are more than 200 different species of wild orchid on the island and this includes 14 varieties of Ophrys Cretica. Many terrestrial plant species are endangered as a result of soil eutrophication, such as the majority of orchid species in Europe. Also, Phalaenopsis schilleriana is a pastel pink orchid with leaves spotted dark green and light green. The orchid flower, like most flowers of monocots, has two whorls of sterile elements. The bee was carrying pollen of a previously unknown orchid taxon, Meliorchis caribea, on its wings. Using the molecular clock method, it was possible to determine the age of the major branches of the orchid family. Instead, these species obtain energy and nutrients by parasitising soil fungi through the formation of orchid mycorrhizas. Prosthechea cochleata is the national flower of Belize, where it is known as the black orchid. Cattleya trianae is the national flower of Colombia and is the orchid which flowers in May. In addition, the orchid, jasmine, daffodil and chrysanthemum have also been held as possible floral symbols of China. Show More Sentences Anacamptis pyramidalis, the pyramidal orchid, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Anacamptis of the family Orchidaceae. The arrangement of hermaphroditic flowers in a compact pyramidal shape is very distinctive and gives the orchid its common name. This orchid is native to southwestern Eurasia, from western Europe through the Mediterranean region eastwards to Iran. The pyramidal orchid was voted the County flower of the Isle of Wight in 2002 following a poll by the wild flora conservation charity Plantlife. Which country has a parliament called the seed pod of a tree-climbing orchid? A priority habitat in Wexford is the grey dune, on which many native wild flora grow, including bee orchid and pyramidal orchid. Both are crosses of Pinguicula ehlersiae and Pinguicula moranensis, and are employed by commercial orchid nurseries to combat pests. Allopolyploid origin and population genetics of the rare orchid Spiranthes diluvialis. On the other hand, this orchid will reflower and reflower, each time, like a record on repeat, reminding mum of your untold kindness. Pollinator of clustered lady's slipper orchid Cypripedium fasciculatum in Oregon. Shortlisted flowers for Cheshire are lady's smock and cow bane and for Lancashire red rose and bee orchid. A competition in 2002 named the pyramidal orchid as the Isle of Wight's county flower. This exotic blossoming orchid is whimsically called the foxtail because it looks like that. Yes, that's a wild orchid called Ophrys apifera, otherwise known as the bee orchid. The flowers of the bee orchid, Ophrys apifera, have pollinia that hang freely instead of being tucked inside the flower. Your first sighting of a bee orchid can leave you feeling a little perplexed. The man orchid, for example, can now only be found on two sites in Warwickshire. The Cranefly Orchid is the most widespread orchid found in Mississippi, but it is often overlooked because it is well camouflaged in its wooded habitat. Many neotropical orchids are pollinated by male orchid bees, which visit the flowers to gather volatile chemicals they require to synthesize pheromonal attractants. Members receive a subscription to the monthly Orchids magazine, which provides tips and articles on orchid culture, conservation, hybridizing and propagation. Show More Sentences The home, based on a bee orchid found in the area, is said to be unique in its use of an underground geothermal heating pump and its extravagant design. He also has flocks of seed-eating birds such as linnet and yellowhammer, and rare wild plants such as meadow saffron, greater butterfly orchid and herb paris. For example, the orchid is the City Flower of Shaoxing, China. As the common name implies, this orchid does have a yellow lady's slipper. The Park supports at least 397 species, including butterflies, moths, bees, spiders, shield bugs, pond life, and a long list of plants including two species of orchid. The Lady's Slipper orchid at Silverdale Golf Course in Carnforth, Lancashire, is the last remaining flowering plant of its kind growing wild in Britain. Unofficially the rose and the orchid are claimed to hold that title. The Isle of Wight's county flower, the pyramidal orchid, also grows here, along with Plantago lanceolata, the main food plant for the rare Glanville fritillary. The meadows nearest the centre support bee orchid and common-spotted orchid while those next to the River Avon support meadow sweet, lady's smock and thousands of buttercups. The lady orchid, yes, you guessed it, has flowers resembling a figure wearing a billowing gown and the man orchid advertises itself with tiny stick figures. It's unusual to get a perfumed orchid but the Miltonia 'Andy Easton' has a delicate fragrance and produces the prettiest flowers for several weeks. The candle is made of natural soy, recyclable glass and is scented with Hawaiian orchid, camellia flower, sweet musk, Mirabelle plum, and Japanese quince. It is in this context that I have been contemplating the Phalaenopsis orchid, received a few days ago as a gift and now perched precariously on my kitchen windowsill. The reserve's other accolades are many and include a unique orchid, the Lindisfarne helleborine, and the most extensive sea grass beds in the North East. But the specimens Pauline is describing on this occasion are dune helleborines, an exceptionally rare type of orchid with a name that's wonderful to roll around the tongue. Nepenthes will grow in orchid compost or in pure Sphagnum moss. One of the workers pointed out an unusual bee orchid to us and, last time we visited this lovely place, we saw speckled wood butterflies and ladybirds. This year's edition boasts of over 250 varieties of vibrant and colourful flowers like dahlia, gerbera, marigold, chrysanthemum, orchid and anthodium. This long-stemmed orchid has dozens of tiny red flowers and looks great en masse or combined with other tropical flowers such as anthuriums, heliconia or red ginger flowers. With Kate by his side, William looked thoughtful as he clasped his hands and stared at the white flowers of the orchid named Dendrobium Memoria Princess Diana. Show More Sentences The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Examples from Classical Literature The disk of saltpeter, under the effect of polarized light, very closely resembles the form of the orchid. An orchid, a gardenia, even a hyacinth, was never to be seen in the little house. It gives me great pleasure to fancy that I see radicles of orchid seed penetrating the sphagnum. This orchid has the power to project its vampiric attacks when it is a shriveled bulb or in the flower. So that in this orchid the injurious action of the plant's own pollen is more rapid than with oncidium flexuosum. He would also carry out his dream by making the orchid a gift to Lady Coke. How high his hopes had been when he and the Dutchman had carried off the orchid! The orchid had been a lesson to him against trusting any one with his secrets. She cannot rise any higher in a tree, so she rises in higher form in an orchid. She looks rather like an orchid, and makes great demands on one's curiosity. Daintily swinging, like clustered pearls, were the petals of the orchid. It was originally stuck in with a rubber plant in the living room but when the plant died, I put it in with an orchid in the kitchen. The white clover was in the grass, together with the little purple orchid. Who shall claim to know his orchid who knows not its insect sponsor? Lord Illingworth told me this morning that there was an orchid there m beautiful as the seven deadly sins. She kissed the orchid and Gray Lady lightly on the top of the head. How are we to know that this blossom which we plucked is an orchid? The latter merely expresses the rage of the momentary mushroom against the immortal, entrancing, and exquisitely lovely orchid. Would you mind getting that orchid for me among the mare's-tails yonder. Find more words! 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