So, why are people drawn to orchids in the first place? “It’s because they’re so beautiful,” said Christensen, who is a fan of the Encyclia tampensis, known as the butterfly orchid ...

The saplings were planted close to rare Greater Butterfly Orchids at Gateshaw Mill Farm, near Brampton, after the Woodland Trust gave the go-ahead. Conservationist Rob Dixon, of Wild Lakeland ...

A worker makes water plant cups at a greenhouse in Boshan District, Zibo City of east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 8, 2025 ...

In recent years, Boshan has introduced leading floral production enterprises to cultivate butterfly orchids and other flowers. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng) This photo taken on Jan. 8, 2025 shows butterfly ...