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Orchids: An Ugly History of Beautiful Things

37 points by axiomdata316 7y ago

EricE 7y ago
There was an episode of Misommer Murders around this and the fuss over the flowers in the show now makes a whole lot more sense!
- elliekelly 7y ago
  I go to the Philadelphia Flower show every year and while I always enjoy the exhibits my favorite part is chatting with any orchid class entrant I can find. For some reason there is always drama in the orchid world.
- equalunique 7y ago
  Would you please share the name of the episode, or the episode number and season number? I like Midsomer Murders, and would love to watch this particular episode.
AlexandrB 7y ago
Off topic, but is anyone else getting getting redirected to phishing sites when selecting text? I think there's a malicious ad highjacking some JS event.
- cameron_b 7y ago
  yea, I would love to read the article, but that's a horrible experience
- markdown 7y ago
  Doesn't happen to me, but I assume that must be because I'm running uBlock Origin.
ofrzeta 7y ago
Mentioned on the article but worth an extra mention: the movie "Adaptation" written by Charlie Kaufman. It's about orchids, adaptation, writing a book about someone writing a book on orchids and also a crime story :)
markdown 7y ago
Such a long read about such a beautiful plant and not a single photo. Shame. If you're ever in Singapore, I highly recommend the National Orchid Garden situated in the Botanic Gardens.
- dehrmann 7y ago
  Upvote for the National Orchid Garden, though I wish they had a tour that shows all the work that goes into it. I keep an orchid at home, and while it's easy to take care of, it really only blooms when it feels like it.
ccwilson10 7y ago
I haven't come across such a delicate, but spicy, read in a long time
rdtwo 7y ago
Is anyone her big into orchids? I wanted to learn more about growing them in a data driven way as opposed to the bullshit spouted on the content farm website. Are there any communities out there that provide resources for someone interested in learning?

37 points by axiomdata316 7y ago

There was an episode of Misommer Murders around this and the fuss over the flowers in the show now makes a whole lot more sense!

elliekelly 7y ago
I go to the Philadelphia Flower show every year and while I always enjoy the exhibits my favorite part is chatting with any orchid class entrant I can find. For some reason there is always drama in the orchid world.
equalunique 7y ago
Would you please share the name of the episode, or the episode number and season number? I like Midsomer Murders, and would love to watch this particular episode.

AlexandrB 7y ago

Off topic, but is anyone else getting getting redirected to phishing sites when selecting text? I think there's a malicious ad highjacking some JS event.

cameron_b 7y ago
yea, I would love to read the article, but that's a horrible experience
markdown 7y ago
Doesn't happen to me, but I assume that must be because I'm running uBlock Origin.

ofrzeta 7y ago

Mentioned on the article but worth an extra mention: the movie "Adaptation" written by Charlie Kaufman. It's about orchids, adaptation, writing a book about someone writing a book on orchids and also a crime story :)

markdown 7y ago

Such a long read about such a beautiful plant and not a single photo. Shame. If you're ever in Singapore, I highly recommend the National Orchid Garden situated in the Botanic Gardens.

dehrmann 7y ago
Upvote for the National Orchid Garden, though I wish they had a tour that shows all the work that goes into it. I keep an orchid at home, and while it's easy to take care of, it really only blooms when it feels like it.

ccwilson10 7y ago

I haven't come across such a delicate, but spicy, read in a long time

rdtwo 7y ago

Is anyone her big into orchids? I wanted to learn more about growing them in a data driven way as opposed to the bullshit spouted on the content farm website. Are there any communities out there that provide resources for someone interested in learning?