Name of plant: Orchid
Where is this plant found:
Where is this plant found:
- Orchids are found all over the world.
- There are more than 30,000 different types of orchids.
- There are many orchids found in Singapore.
What does this plant look like?
- Orchids come in many different shapes and sizes.
- Some orchids are the size of a dinner plate. Others are as small as a pin head.
- Orchids are brightly coloured and often have patterns on the petals.
- Click on the pictures below to see the many different types of orchids.
Interesting Facts About Orchids
- The Dracula Gigas orchid looks like a monkey face! It is sometimes called the monkey orchid.
- The national flower of Singapore is the orchid.
- Many people enter competitions to see who can grow the best looking orchids.
Images found on the Internet:
Banner: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vasenka/6181220778/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladydragonflyherworld/6790743600/
http://frank.itlab.us/photo_essays/wrapper.php?feb_25_2007_botanical_gardens.html
http://pixabay.com/en/blue-vanda-orchid-orchid-blue-53084/
http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/tip-of-the-week/orchid-1-2-3/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dazjohnson/7065084175/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orchid_flowers.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyepics/2345617681/
http://pixabay.com/en/orchid-flower-plant-256741/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cskk/3680660254/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry_in_biology
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25802865@N08/6805670645/
Banner: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vasenka/6181220778/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladydragonflyherworld/6790743600/
http://frank.itlab.us/photo_essays/wrapper.php?feb_25_2007_botanical_gardens.html
http://pixabay.com/en/blue-vanda-orchid-orchid-blue-53084/
http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/tip-of-the-week/orchid-1-2-3/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dazjohnson/7065084175/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orchid_flowers.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyepics/2345617681/
http://pixabay.com/en/orchid-flower-plant-256741/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cskk/3680660254/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry_in_biology
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25802865@N08/6805670645/