Orchids are one of the largest plant families at all, and includes more than 18,500 species in a sea of different sizes, shapes and colors.
Orchids are known for the often very beautiful flowers and for some families a very long shelf life, such as. Phalaenopsis hybrids can bloom for several months continuously.
Most orchids are grown on a windowsill, the (sub-) tropical plants, and therefore requires high luftfugtighed.Mange of them epiphytes, ie. they do not grow in soil, but on other plants, mostly trees, and therefore they never planted in ordinary soil. There are also many terrestrial orchids, which live in ordinary soil.
So enjoy the beautiful Daisies and let them remain in the wild, where they thrive best.
In the vicinity of the cache, it is possible to see many beautiful orchids.
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Orkidéer udgør én af de største plantefamilier overhovedet, og omfatter mere end 18.500 arter i et hav af forskellige størrelser, former og farver.
Orkidéer er kendt for de ofte meget smukke blomster, og for visse slægter en meget lang holdbarhed, som f.eks. Phalaenopsis-hybrider der kan blomstre i adskillige måneder uafbrudt.
Langt de fleste orkidéer, der dyrkes på en vindueskarm, er (sub-)tropiske planter, og kræver derfor høj luftfugtighed.Mange af dem epifytter, dvs. at de ikke gror i jorden, men på andre planter, primært træer, og derfor må disse aldrig plantes i almindelig jord. Der findes dog også mange terrestriske orkidéer, som lever i almindelig jord.
Så nyd de smukke blomser og lad dem blive i naturen, hvor de trives allerbedst.
I nærheden af cachen er der mulighed for at se mange smukke orkideer.
Small note on cache maintenance: Wollepatong has offered to help. Thanks Wollepatong!