Then he attached the pressed flower to his sketch, signed his name and stored it ready to send back to England. Orchid, “Port Desire, C. Darwin esq” (Gavilea patagonica), 1833.

Orchids: A Flower With Power. By Gina Pace. April 20, 2006 / 7:23 PM EDT / CBS This story was written by ... The draw is clear. With as many as 30,000 natural species, ...

Indian orchids set to be a big draw at London’s Chelsea Flower Show Around 65 species from the Western Ghats, northeast India and the Andamans will be on display at the five-day event scheduled ...