Orchids rank as the second largest family of flowering plants globally.
There are approximately 28,000 identified species of orchids.
Orchids are found on every continent except Antarctica.
Orchids produce the smallest seeds among all plant types.
One of the rarest wild orchids in the UK is monitored by security cameras.
Vanilla is derived from the seedpods of the Vanilla planifolia orchid.
Orchid flowers are oriented upside down.