| Source | WTTW |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | May 15, 2026, 7:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | May 15, 2026, 7:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/15/rare-ghost-orchid-blooms-chicago-botanic-garden-catch-it-while-you-can |
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In the 2002 movie “Adaptation,” characters’ obsessive pursuit of the rare ghost
orchid leads them deep into the swamps of Florida, and not everyone makes it out
alive.
A less risky proposition: visiting the Chicago Botanic Garden, where a ghost
orchid ( _Dendrophylax lindenii_ ) began blooming Frid...