"Orchids are the Garden's largest living collection, with over 8,000 plants and 2,500 varieties. Some specimens date back more than a century, such as the vanilla orchid Vanilla planifolia (the species used in vanilla extract) which debuted in 1904. The genera Cattleya, Laelia, Epidendrum, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum, and Phalaenopsis are emphasized because they can withstand St. Louis's blistering summer heat. The show is designed anew each year by the Garden's floral display team. Construction and installation of the show begins immediately following the annual holiday flower and train show, although the Garden's Horticulture Division and volunteers prepare for the show months in advance." - Missouri Botanical Garden
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Do you think those come in my size?
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