who knew?

whoa, i was just reading the wiki page on orchids and found this fascinating factoid: “the number of orchid species is nearly equal to the number of bony fishes, more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species…moreover, since the introduction of tropical species into cultivation in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars.”  what more is there to say? orchids are everywhere apparently. including my dining room table.

orchid flowers and buds