- Orchids evolved 40-70 million years ago.
- A vanilla bean is the dried fruit of an orchid.
- Orchids were used in medieval times as aphrodisiacs.
- There are 3,000 kinds of orchids on earth.
- Orchids grow in every color except blue.
- California has 32 species of Orchids.
- The Orchid family is young and rapidly evolving.