Deceptive Beauties: The World of Wild Orchids

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Deceptive Beauties: The World of Wild Orchids takes you on a five-continent trek, with ground-breaking images of orchids in their natural habitat accompanied by a riveting tale of orchid survival and conquest
Each copy is signed by the Smithsonian's own biologist-turned-photographer Christian Ziegler, a frequent contributor to National Geographic and Smithsonian Magazines. Confucius called them the “king of fragrant plants,” and John Ruskin condemned them as “prurient apparitions.” Across the centuries, orchids have captivated us with their elaborate exoticism, their powerful perfumes, and their sublime seductiveness.But the disquieting beauty of orchids is an unplanned marvel of evolution, and the stor More »