Basil Smith: Spider Orchid

Artist: Basil Smith
1925 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1990
Image Size: 7 by 5.75 inches
Overall Size: 10 by 8.75 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Hot Press Illustration Board

Orchids are usually associated with the steamy heat of the tropics or the controlled atmosphere of the professional greenhouse, but New Zealand's orchids are different. The Spider Orchid, for example, grows in damp, shady areas of the New Zealand countryside rather than in tropical heat. To stimulate pollination, this orchid attracts insects to its reddish-black flower by exuding a sickly-sweet nectar.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the New Zealand 40¢ Spider Orchid stamp issued April 18, 1990.

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