At the water's edge I meet an American woman in a wide-brimmed hat, searching for tiny wild orchids.
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She grew exotic breeds of orchids on the terrace of her Manhattan apartment.
Thousands of red, gold and orange colored anthuriums, orchids, heliconias and gloriosas are used to create a volcanic effect.
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The most popular flower searches after roses were orchids, lilies, tulips and carnations.
One of the mysteries they aim to solve is whether deceit orchids have greater diversity than other nectar-producing species.
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Everything is so elegantly plush complimented by rich textured fabrics, velvets, beautiful orchids and breezy hues of celadon, ecru and silver.
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So, guests can order an in-room massage and a spa butler even comes in draws a bath with floating orchids.
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Mr Lloyd wanted orchids and fritillaries to grow there, but also hoped to enjoy the wind and light in the grass.
The show ended with a flora and fauna theme with the angels wearing lingerie embellished with oversized flowers like poppy and orchids.
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Grounds have extensive formal flowerbeds, a bamboo jungle, rose gardens and walking paths, plus a koi pond and greenhouse for cultivating orchids.
Like many orchids, the flower, dubbed Encyclia navarroi, is epiphytic, meaning it grows on other plants for support, but not for nutrients.
"Contrary to most plants, many orchids do not produce nectar or other substances to compensate insects and birds that visit them, " he said.
He had many friends and vivid passions: for music, sailing and chess, for ancient Greek and Greece, for composing Latin verse and raising orchids.
An arrangement of green orchids provided an additional touch of sophistication.
It has allowed plants, such as early sand grass and various orchids, to pop their heads out of the soil for the first time in years.
The place is padded with Persian carpets and adorned with large statues of intricately carved Hindu gods and white orchids in a perfect state of bloom.
Between the segments of constantly moving 3-D scenery are rows of what Flower Show officials say is the largest display of white orchids and anthuriums ever assembled.
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Li Yin's charming "Flowers of the Four Seasons" (1649) and Xue Wu's exuberant "Wild Orchids" (1601) are by women artists who painted them to entertain and earn money.
There is a lot to explore in the vicinity, and the jungle bursts with howler monkeys, orchids and other rich and exuberant flora and fauna typical of the area.
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Vale and his colleagues are studying orchids throughout the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico) to reconstruct their evolutionary history and analyze the effect of pollinators in their development.
In "No More Orchids" (1932), her second movie for Columbia, Lombard plays Annie Holt, a spoiled rich girl who comes to love a principled lawyer (Lyle Talbot) who won't marry for money.
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Hummingbird feeders hang from the trees, which are naturally strung with orchids (Ecuador has more than 4, 000 species of the flower) and the air seems almost to vibrate with the staccato movements of the myriad hummingbirds.
The whole place appears to have sprouted out of the ground in a forest clearing scattered with blazing colour: bruised pink hyacinths, magenta-tinged wild gladioli and orchids with petals the colour of oyster shells.
Midnight blue lakes reflect the huge forested canyons in their flawless waters, crystalline waterfalls flow from the mountain tops and exquisite orchids and rhododendrons weave threads of colour through the greenery of the forest floor.
Over the winter, special triple-pane windows that capture 64% of the sun's warmth keep the house cozy even on 5-degree days so cozy that Mr. Konkol had lush indoor herbs, blooming orchids and a lemon tree.
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