What is an
Orchid?
(prints on two pages)
What is an Orchid clues
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| 1. the protective covering of buds 6. new growth 10. maturation of new growth 11. leaves which are round in cross-section 14. one leaf 15. grows vertically 16. thickened stems of a Cattleya 21. spongy layer of cells which covers roots 22. modified petal (aka labellum) 23. the central organ of a flower 25. short-stalked flowers on an upright stem 27. clump of growths cut from mother plant 28. a flower before opening 29. the 3 inner segments of a flower 30. old pseudobulb often without leaves |
2. ofen made by man,sometimes natural 3. leaves 4. they live in the ground 5. they aren't found here-brrrr! 7. incipient bud of a vegetative growth 8. creeping stems made from successive shoots 9. plantlet produced by meristem propagation 12. most epiphytes grow here 13. petals copy-cat the lip 17. grows horizontally 18. two leaves 19. offshoot from a plant 20. the 3 outer segments of a flower 24. sugary secretion 26. 2 lateral sepals which are fused (Paphs) |
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Looking for the answers? You can find them
here. provided by the American Orchid Society |
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