Exotic orchids

More than 4550 species of orchids, 550 species and 350 species bramelievyh decorative foliage plants were submitted to the Princess of Wales Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London at the annual festival of orchards, which opened on February 9th.

At Kew Gardens is the oldest and most complete collection of orchids in the world. In total there are more than 25,000 different species of plants. Orchid - the largest family of plants in the world, but almost 10% of the species are considered rare.