The vast majority of orchids in Sri Lanka are epiphytes. Epiphytes grow above the ground attached to trees. Their roots hold onto the bark of trees and absorb moisture from the air. These orchids will ...

Many commonly grown orchids are epiphytic, meaning they grow in tree crotches and rock crevasses. Mounting them produces a very wild, and natural display. Sympodial orchids will spread out and ...

another scientist involved in orchid research. Sri Lanka has epiphytic orchids that usually grow on trees, terrestrial orchids, climbing orchids and also saprophytic orchids. Saprophytic orchids, like ...

Dendrobium, the second-largest genus in the orchid family, primarily consists of epiphytic plants that grow on other plants. They are prized in China as one of the "immortal herbs", valued for ...