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Orchid
Orchid is one of
ornamental plants in the form of parasite. It has been known since 200 years
ago but it has been cultivated in Indonesia since last 50 years. They mostly
found in the tropical area. Based on the nature of their life, it can be
divided into three groups, namely Ephytis, Semi Ephytis, and
Terrestris. Ephytis is the orchid which lives on other plants. Semi
Ephytis is the orchid which lives on the other plants but do not
damage the main plant. While Terrestrial is the orchid which
grows on the ground.
They
have beautiful and unique flowers that are different from others. It arranged
as a compound system appearing from its stalk. This flower shaped as a
bilateral symmetry. Its petals have the same color with the crown. The leaves are quite thick and usually
elongated oval. Its thick leaves serves to store water. Its stem is jointed and
thick. This stem is coated by wax layer which serves to prevent water
evaporation. It has green fruit and shaped like a capsule. Inside its fruit,
there are seeds which are very small and lightweight so it is easy to get
carried away by the wind to the other places. Its seed will only grow if stick
in the appropriate media because they do not have a storage to keep reserves
food.
They have so many types
with variety of shapes and colors. The types of them such as: Vanda or
also known as a cut flower; orchid which has a great flower known as Grammatophyllum;
orchid soil or Spathyphyllum and
others. Besides as ornamental plants, they can also be used as a mixture of
herbs, ingredients perfume or hair oils.
They
will grow well when exposed to sufficient sunlight and have a lot of food
sources. The media used to plant them are charcoal and brick for ephytis orchid
and semi ephytis, compost and chaff for terrestrialorchids, while broken tiles and
chaff are the media for semi terrestrial orchid.
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