When people think of orchids, they picture the tropical orchids that can be bought at supermarkets- showy moth orchids in vibrant shades of pink and purple.
These tropical orchids are epiphytic, meaning they perch in the crook of trees, but there are also many species of terrestrial orchids, and 50 of these live in Tennessee.
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