orchid
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Since a store-bought orchid can take around two years to grow, Chen said he’s wracked by tariff uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Which is why, in the race to develop new orchid types, the laboratory is at least as important as the greenhouse.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
I love every orchid equally,’ and he does,” his daughter said in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Koja is concerned about the loss of unique indigenous trees like the giant orchid, already a problem before mining has even started.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
After school, Lil and I walked over to the Ballard Paper Mill to bring Mr. Ballard a note from my mother about the orchid and to maybe throw a few horseshoes.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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Marsh harriers, bearded tits, flocks of waders and overwintering ducks and geese are a regular sight for visitors, along with otters, water voles, fen raft spiders, orchids and rare sharp-leaved pondweed.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
As the meadow developed, thousands of orchids became established naturally.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
My late father-in-law loved orchids, and in his decadeslong passion he built and maintained two large greenhouses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Theresa unwrapped a stem of lavender moth orchids.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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