From Chinese and Japanese manuscripts we learn that they were growing Orchids, ie, Dendrobiums, Cymbidiums and other native species approximately 3,000 years ago. They cultivated them for their scent rather than their beauty. They loved their strong perfume and long-lasting flowers.
With the Europeans exploring the New World, the native flora and fauna became known to the Western world. The British particularly spent time and money developing greenhouses to house the new plants including Orchids.
Orchids are one of the largest groups of flowering plants, and roughly 25,000-30,000 species have been
