The Little Book of Orchids : Gems of Nature

The Little Book of Orchids introduces you to 75 exquisite examples from around the world. Orchids are elegant, exotic and mysterious. Discover 75 amazing examples in this beautiful little book. One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid, and they have been around since the dinosaurs. These popular and fascinating plants have evolved to thrive in a wide variety of habitats, and come in a huge array of colours and designs - developed to ensure they are pollinated, and thus survive. Using beautifully coloured engravings, this book showcases a select few from this remarkable plant family. Featuring showy species, such as the Queen of Sheba and the spectacular big lip, as well as those with delicate petals, such as the royal butterfly and the felt orchid, this book illustrates the startling hues and striking forms that make orchids such popular plants. Ingenious flowers abound, with the vampire dragon, monkey-face and black fiddle orchids providing dramatic blooms, while several species, such as the bee orchid, are masters of mimicry, designed to fool insects into thinking they have found a mate. Get to know these fabulous flowers in this handy little book Cover Half Title Title Copyright CONTENTS Introduction The Orchids False Hellebore Orchid Rose Pogonia Leather-Leafed Crown Orchid Vanilla Orchid Yellow Lady’s Slipper Rothschild’s Slipper Orchid Spotted Shadow Witch Scepter Orchid Vermilion Lady’s Tresses Painted Helmet Orchid Large White Spider Orchid Blue Mother’s Cap Beautiful Rein Orchid Bamboo Orchid Asian Hyacinth Orchid Black Fiddle Orchid Formosan Rock Orchid White Bamboo Orchid Broad-Leaved Forest Orchid Greater Swamp Orchid Rose-Colored Basket Orchid Flying Bird Orchid Showy Tiger Orchid Cinnamon Orchid Coconut Orchid Orange Claw Aztec King Golden Cloud Orchid Shiny Forest Sprite Butterfly-Lipped Orchid Harry’s Mountain Orchid Noble Snow Orchid Little Butterfly Orchid Tiger’s Mouth Pink-Spotted Hood Orchid Holy Ghost Orchid Beautiful Bucket Orchid Green-Lipped Swan Orchid Golden-Brown Foxtail Orchid White-Bearded Star Orchid Guinea Fowl Orchid Hawk Orchid Spotted Cat of the Mountain Fairy Slipper Beautiful Egg Orchid Candlestick Orchid Lady of the Night Lady Ackland’s Orchid Scarlet Cattleya Easter Orchid Flower of the Incarnation Medusa-Head Orchid San Sebastian Orchid Mayflower Orchid Ant-Loving Piper Tulip Orchid Cockleshell Orchid Queen of the Night Monkey-Face Orchid Vampire Dragon Veitch’s Marvel Foul Giant Fried-Egg Orchid Queen Victoria Blue Yellow Crown Orchid Large Purple Day-Orchid Dimorphic Tiger Orchid White Moth Orchid Nago Orchid Blue Foxtail Orchid Blue Vanda Vermilion Bottlebrush Vanda Wind Orchid Comet Orchid Worm Orchid Glossary Resources INDEX OF SPECIES BY COMMON NAME A B C D E F G H L M N O P Q R S T V W Y INDEX OF SPECIES BY SCIENTIFIC NAME A B C D E G H L M N O P R S T V Z Acknowledgments