Being an epiphyte, I suppose it is only natural to hang out in trees, but I was still quite surprised when I first noticed the many orchids just hanging about in the trees at the fancy-pants place we stayed in Malaysia, recently.
Here a striking magenta moth orchid protrudes into the pathway, giving anyone passing a delightful double-eyeful!
These lush orchids are quite ingenious underneath their showy exterior...once the flower has been pollinated and begins to die off, the plant in some of the varieties (not all) starts to green the petals to a kind of leaf that then goes on to photosynthesize - the wonder of nature :-) .
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