New Gardening Website Celebrates Blue Orchid Flowers

Feb. 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Established in November 2011, BlueOrchid.Org is dedicated to the elusive flower that has inspired poets and adventurers, botanists and growers for centuries. Historical data, cultural aspects, botanical information and color science are paired with care tips and resources for purchasing blue orchids.

Small in numbers in their natural habitat, new hybrids have been bred in orchid nurseries, and for little over a year now, white Phalaenopsis orchids infused with blue dye have been widely available to customers in Western countries.

According to various media outlets, including WPTV.com and NewsNet5.com, the latter have created great controversy among orchid experts and aficionados, and insecurity in retail customers. BlueOrchid.Org addresses this need for information, helping to make informed purchase decisions.

Over the years, the blue orchid has shared its name and symbolic magic with creations in music and film. Businesses around the globe have adopted its name, in industries as divers as beauty, management, marketing, fragrances, health, travel, and hospitality. The new BlueOrchid.Org website goes back to the source of this inspiration - the flower itself - while including aspects reconnecting it with the products it inspired, thus coming full circle.

Fresh blue orchid flowers share the spotlight with man-made creations: Silk orchids, blue orchid jewelry, china, fabric, switch plates, stationary and more. Contributions from the arts range from orchid prints over Glenn Miller's Blue Orchid swing, the White Stripes' Blue Orchid indie rock, to Susan Orlean's critically acclaimed book 'The Orchid Thief', and the movie classic 'Wild Orchid', starring Mickey Rourke and Carré Otis.

Orchid growing and care advice is available through experienced orchid gardeners collaborating with the BlueOrchid.Org team.

Visitors to the http://BlueOrchid.Org website can expect frequently added new articles. Possible future topics might include in-depth presentations of wild blue orchid varieties; articles about travel to blue orchid destinations (blue orchids in their natural habitat / nurseries and orchid gardens / orchid shows); orchid dyeing projects.

The new website aims to become a colorful beacon in the virtual landscape, delivering a flowerful message to those in search of the true blue of the orchid.

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http://blueorchid.org is a Canadian website, established in November 2011, promoting the beauty and true nature of blue orchid flowers. It informs about wild, hybrid, and dyed blue orchids, and offers orchid care advice. Real blue orchid flowers and blue orchid-inspired merchandise are available for purchase.