{"id":3304,"date":"2019-02-12T07:41:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T12:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=3304"},"modified":"2019-02-12T07:41:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T12:41:51","slug":"six-things-you-never-knew-about-orchids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/six-things-you-never-knew-about-orchids\/","title":{"rendered":"BONNIE’S GARDEN: Six Things You Never Knew About Orchids"},"content":{"rendered":"
Orchids are one of the most popular blooming plants given for Valentine\u2019s Day. With Valentine\u2019s Day coming soon, here are a few interesting facts about orchids.<\/p>\n
Oncidium orchids produce small flowers in clusters that, from a distance, can look like a swarm of bees. They\u2019re pollinated by swarms of other bees trying to sting them to death.<\/p>\n
The sneakiest ones produce flowers that look like insects and even produce a scent that smells like the pheromones released by the female. They\u2019re pollinated by males who attempt to mate with the flowers!<\/p>\n
Orchids are 20% off starting Thursday. Get your Valentine an orchid!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Orchids are one of the most popular blooming plants given for Valentine\u2019s Day. With Valentine\u2019s Day coming soon, here are a few interesting facts about orchids. Orchids are the largest family of blooming plants with over 27,000 naturally occurring species. Orchids are native to every continent in the world with the exception of Antarctica, leading … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n