Orchid - Phalaenopsis

by Julia Springer

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Orchid - Phalaenopsis

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Julia Springer

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Photograph - Digitally Enhanced Photograph

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Julia Springer
Orchid - Phalanaeopsis

This is a photograph of a Phalaenopsis orchid, growing outdoors in a basket attached to the bole of a tree in the steeply terraced gardens behind La M�son de la Cave restaurant in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The original photograph has been post-processed using Topaz Simplify and with the application of several texture layers, courtesy of Joel Olives, to create a dreamy effect.

More commonly known as the moth orchid, Phalaenopsis is an epiphytic tropical shade plant, producing a long, branched inflorescence bearing multiple flowers which last for several weeks. The flowers are said to resemble moths in flight, hence the common name of moth orchid. These plants are native to Asia, and the Phalaenopsis genus includes some 60 species.

Santo Domingo is the oldest city in the Americas. Christopher Columbus landed on the northern shores of this Caribbean island and immediately fell in love with the land, naming it Hispaniola in honor of Spain. His brother, Bartholomew Columbus, was the first governor of the island, ruling from the city of Santo Domingo, on the southern shores of the island.

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