What is National Orchid Day?
Each year on April 16th, National Orchid Day honors one of the world's most diverse and widespread flowering plant families. The orchids' often vibrant and fragrant blooms are blooming in abundance around the world. They are one of the two most popular flowering plants in the United States, with between 21,950 and 26,049 species currently accepted. Not only are they prolific, but they also differ in size from the 2.1 mm wide Platystele jungermannioides to broad-bloomed Grammatophyllum speciosum.
Although some orchid growers find it difficult to grow, others delight in their refreshing fragrance and rare beauty. Anyone can enjoy the beauty from home or visiting botanical gardens around the world with so many varieties to choose from.
How to celebrate #nationalorchidday
Enjoy the beauty of an Orchid. Share photos of your stunning orchids you can grow. Give an orchid to someone with a green thumb. This orchid coloring page can also be downloaded and printed.
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