From near-white to near-black, every shade of purple and orchid is represented in the iris family. Daylily. Daylilies are another popular perennial that bloom in many shades of orchid.

The purple orchid tree -- Bauhinia variegata (a.k.a. purpurea) ... The light tan to dark brown bark is smooth when young, becomes rougher with age. The broad, double-lobed, ...

Orchids require pretty specific conditions to thrive, but if you have a good spot for them, you can speed up their growth ...

This means that the same laws that protect Bengal tigers, black rhinos and Asian elephants from commercial trade also apply to all of the approximately 30,000 orchid species in existence today.