“Orchids are fascinating because they are shaped just like us—two sepals and two petals on either side,” said Motes, gesturing with his sepal-like legs and petal-like arms. “There’s a ...

What is an orchid? It’s a botanical plant family. The first basic thing is that they all have three sepals and three petals. One of the petals is modified into what we call a lip, or labellum ...