Lovers of the flower will appreciate these links to organizations, personal projects, gardening, photography and species information.

Study this reference entry for the plant, which covers thousands of species. Note the description of the flower and its parts.

Read an August, 2001 article about the growing enthusiasm for orchids, whose sales rose to $100 million in the year 2000.

Features screensavers and wallpaper with gardening themes, plus a photo gallery and information on cultivating orchids.

Includes an orchid FAQ, a guide to artificial lighting and plant nutrition, a pronunciation guide, and links to vendors.

South-Florida-based group provides visitors with connections to orchid resources and suppliers, as well as a monthly calendar of related events.

Get background and advice on growing orchids indoors, plus view a gallery of orchid photos.

Take this online course in asymbiotic orchid seed germination, developed at Cornell University's Department of Floriculture.

Consult the list of upcoming events and conferences, articles, news, classifieds ads, and services. Offers plenty of photographs.

Find a wealth of orchid-related links to societies, organizations, gardens, events, software, pesticides, personal homepages and photos.

Peruse original articles about orchid gardening, and check out an annotated guide to related Web sites and a discussion area.