The tiniest orchid & it's biggest fan

Had the rare pleasure of meeting the orchid enthusiast, Mr. Daniel Piedrahita, on a recent trip to Colombia. Daniel has singularly cultivated 5,000 species of orchids, for his personal collection. as a hobby. He shares his enthusiasm on YouTube, “Entre Flores”. Besides being an expert in cultivating hydrangeas, his astonishing collection of orchids is world renowned & it blew my mind in the very best way. He blew my mind not just for the incredible flowers, the likes of which I never could have imagined existed, but the enthusiasm in which he hoped to share his passion. It was the delight of a lifetime. His videos are worth a watch, he’s one of the most charismatic advocates for plants I’ve ever met. The video I posted at the bottom is him demonstrating a behavior resembling carnivorous plants - where the orchid traps an insect, only rather than consuming, they keep the insect inside long enough to be covered in pollen, before releasing them into the wild to carry on their business of reproduction.