Home Exhibition Hall Photo Album Digital Camera Tip & Trick About Me Enter your search terms Submit search form This website is best view in Firefox resolution 1024x768 pixels Orchids are the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant families, with over 800 described genera and 25,000 species. There are another 100,000+ hybrids and cultivars produced by horticulturists. Dendrobium is a large genus of tropical orchids that consists of about 1200 species. The orchids in this genus often develop pseudobulbs, which unite into a long reedlike stem with a typical length of more than 30 cm. Some appear densely covered with short white hairs. The short, ovate leaves grow alternately over the whole length of the stems. The axillary flower buds develop into short flower stalks with one or two terminal flowers. The orchids grow quickly throughout summer, but take a long rest during winter. In the spring, new shoots are formed from the base of the main plant and the dormant buds come back into action. The blooming flowers are found on pseudobulbs formed in the previous year. Some species are in great demand by orchid lovers. This has resulted in numerous varieties and hybrids, such as the Dendrobium nobile varieties, which have greatly extended the range of colors of the original flower from the Himalayas. Pictures in this photo album were taken by digital camera and resized to 1600x1197. Click the pictures to enlarge Size:147Kb Size:129Kb Size:127Kb Size:136Kb Size:138Kb Size:149Kb Size:165Kb Size:142Kb Size:138Kb Size:128Kb Size:127Kb Size:120Kb Size:145Kb Size:130Kb Size:129Kb Size:145Kb Size:146Kb Size:144Kb Size:141Kb Size:136Kb Enter your search terms Submit search form This website is hosted by www.agilityhoster.com (C) 2007-2008 All rights reserved.