Orchids In habitat

The most featured aspect of orchids in various articles and books are pictures of their flowers, or perhaps orchids in cultivation. Very rarely do we see pictures of orchids growing in their habitats in the wild.  

Several obstacles are the cause of this. First, the photographer might be reluctant to travel a long way to the orchids’ habitat to take the pictures, unless he is an orchidist himself. Taking pictures of orchids in cultivation is undoubtedly easier and more convenient. It makes setting the camera and the plant itself, lighting and background work so much easier. Second, orchids do not ordinarily grow in easily accessible places. Frequently, they are found on mature tree branches in excess of 5 meters in height. Young trees do not have orchids growing on them.  

Besides the risk arising from having to climb the trees, the photographer is very likely to come across a variety of wildlife such as snakes, spiders, ants and other bothersome or dangerous animals. As a result, books very rarely showcase photographs of orchids in the wild.  

However, such photographs are the ones that readers desire most. That is why we have featured pictures of orchids in their natural habitats within this website, so that the readers are given the opportunity to observe the living conditions of free-living orchids. As such, one may better reproduce similar conditions artificially at home. This results in happier orchids that reward us with their enchanting flowers.