Some produce blossoms no larger than a mosquito, others are as large a sunflower. Some have one flower, others have dozens. Blooms of hybrids of the Cattleya family may last from one to four weeks on the plant, those of the Phalaenopsis family commonly last from one to four months. Every country in the world, and every state in the United States, including Alaska. Oklahoma has many native orchids.
Orchids are portable.
This is one of their greatest assets. Orchids are routinely mailed and shipped across country. Orchids require moving air. As in nature, they love to breathe. Orchids can be found in bloom any month of the year, however the most popular bloom in the winter and spring.