The star orchid is an amazing flower that really shouldn’t even exist. You see, its pollen is located at the bottom of a long and narrow spike – or spur – that extends behind the flower. That’s also where the nectar is. So how long is that spur? The last part of the orchid’s scientific name gives us the answer – a whopping one and a half feet!
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