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¤ On Black ¤ Phalaenopsis are not only outstanding in their beauty, but also unique in their photosynthetic mechanism. As in many other plants, the petals of the orchid flowers serve to attract pollinating insects and protect essential organs. Following pollination, petals will usually undergo senescence (i.e. wilt and disintegrate) because it is metabolically expensive to maintain them. In many Phalaenopsis species such as P.violacea, the petals and sepals found new uses following pollination. They turn green, become fleshy and apparently photosynthesize. --from Wiki Juried and accepted for display at the "Winter's Garden" from Jan 18 to Feb 17, 2008, at the Riverfront Arts Center in Stevens Point, WI. paulomernik.com