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Where Orchids Originally Came From
By Orchid Geeks
Where did orchids originate? One may as well ask where man originated, for like man, the ubiquitous orchid is found on nearly every continent in nearly every climate. Also like man, the orchid has myriad varieties and forms - so many that one botanist has stated, "There is no such thing as a typical orchid."
There are over 30,000 varieties of orchids not including manmade hybrids. Most people think of orchids as tropical plants, but there are mentions of orchids in Chinese writings as early as 500 BC. In the Western world, the Greek botanist Theophrastus mentioned Orchids in manuscripts around 300 BC. An Aztec herbal dating from the 1600s mentions vanilla, a type of orchid. From Egypt to the Amer...
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