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For those who dread what the daily news might bring, here’s a headline that is actually uplifting: Stunning New Orchid Species
Discovered.
Even though approximately 30,000 species of orchids already exist, the world can always use one more. This new-to-us species grows wild in the mountains of central Panama, and was discovered by a postdoctoral scholar and her dad.
Orchids in general have existed for hundreds of years (and then some).
Jerry Anthony reports that they have “come to symbolize many different things in different cultures.”
For example, the ancient Greeks used orchids in love potions and associated them with “virility and fertility.” In Victorian Europe, they were more a sign of “luxury and elegance.” The ancient Aztecs viewed the vanilla orchid as “a symbol of strength.”
Christianity has embraced orchids in many ways. They
are often to be found in Easter and Christmas
arrangements, as well as on the altars of many churches. The spots on some orchids are said to represent the blood of Christ.
Resources
http://news.yahoo.com/stunning-orchid-species-discovered-145355434.html
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Symbolism-of-Orchids&id=1942522
Copyright April 21, 2014 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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