Alizee - Ghost Orchid

The rare Ghost Orchid. One was found growing on an old cypress tree at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida in 2007. This type of flower is very rare, and it is in bloom for the second consecutive summer. Flower enthusiast will take off at the drop of a hat to see the rare bloom.

From paradisecoast.com "Ghost orchids typically only produce one blossom per plant, per year" "Special security measures are in place at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary to protect the precious plant" "Visitation to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary increased by 200 percent during the first bloom in July, with orchid lovers coming from across the country"

Cultivation outside of its native environment has proven exceptionally difficult.
This flower is the basis for the book "The Orchid Thief" and in turn inspired the movie "Adaptation". All for the passion of one rare flower.

If Alizee were a flower...

Alizee Nation