Not as Innocent as it Seems to be!
Not as Innocent as it Seems to be!
It was
Katy's birthday last Thursday. Her husband Paul bought her
a beautiful bouquet with what seemed to be an unusual
flower as the centre piece. Katy was delighted with the
flowers. They looked wonderful and smelt wonderful
too. Katy got very excited when she saw the beautiful
flower in the centre of the bouquet. She bent over
to smell it when it appeared to punch her in the nose!
Paul was amazed. He became so interested in the flower that
he took it to the botanical gardens at Kew to find out
about it. An expert examined the flower and told him
that it was a kind of orchid called a Cymbidium. This flower seizes
anything that looks like an insect so that it will carry its
pollen. If you try to smell it, the Cymbidium will
try to grab your nose! So next time you feel
like sniffing a rare orchid, hold your nose - just
in case it proves to be a Cymbidium. It is
not as innocent as it seems to be!
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