Written Language Discovered

Once thought to be rock art, carved depictions of soldiers, horses and other figures are in fact part of a written language dating back to the Iron Age. Read more here.

 

2010 Orchid Show: Magenta

"Some of the Garden's orchids date back to the early 19th century, when they were gifted to founder Henry Shaw. Others are familiar favorites, leaving the greenhouse just once a year to be publicly viewed at the annual Orchid Show.This year's orchid show is inspired by a French "Butterfly's Garden." - Missouri Botanical Garden

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2010 Orchid Show: Pinwheels

Did you know orchids grow wild on every continent except Antarctica? These orchids look to me like cute little pinwheels... spinning round and round...

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2010 Orchid Show: Jumping Jacks?

Did you know that orchids are the largest flowering plant family in the world, with 30,000-35,000 species? This orchid plant looks very interesting to me, since I've never seen it before in my life. Doesn't it look like an insect? Or like a person standing with legs wide apart, with arms raised high above his/her head doing Jumping Jacks?

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2010 Orchid Show: Orange

"Orchids are extremely vulnerable to extinction in nature. All orchids at the Missouri Botanical Garden have been carefully and legally acquired in accordance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Garden researchers work throughout the world to preserve the ecosystems orchids depend upon." - Missouri Botanical Garden

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