As summer progresses, in select parts of the country, amid wild thyme, milkwort, kidney vetch and swaying meadow grasses ... crimsons and even, in the case of the frog, green trimmed with russet. The ...

The study of wild orchids is time-consuming but also rewarding, says Dr. Suranjan Fernando, another scientist involved in orchid research. Sri Lanka has epiphytic orchids that usually grow on trees, ...