Portrait of an Orchid
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Portrait of an Orchid
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Due to high specialization of pollination, extinction of insect means extinction of orchid (there is no one else who can pollinate it in the wild).
Flower of orchid can survive from few hours to 6 months, depending on the species.
Orchids produce several millions of miniature seeds. Only few seeds will develop into mature plant.
The genus Orchis comes from an Ancient Greek word meaning “testicle”; because of the shape of the bulbous roots. The term “orchid”, which is just a shortened form of the family Orchidaceae, was not introduced until 1845.
Orchid seeds do not have an endosperm which provides nutrients required for the germination. Due to this fact all orchids (including non-parasitic forms) live in symbiosis with fungi during germination. Germination can last from couple of weeks to 15 years.
People use orchids for numerous purposes. Substances isolated from orchids are used in industry of perfumes, spices and in traditional Asian medicine.
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Gary F Richards
Spectacular Portrait of an Orchid composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Beautiful composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest DECORATE THE NURSERY - 3 IMAGES - ART AND PHOTOGR...
Deb Halloran
Elizabeth, This is so beautiful with wonderful colors/contrasts, detail and light. Nicely done. v/f