(170228) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2017 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photographs of orchids at the Orchid Show in New York, the United States, on Feb. 28, 2017. The Orchid Show celebrates its 15th year at the New York Botanical Garden with an homage to the wealth of orchids and rich cultural history of Thailand. Thailand is home to more than 1,200 native orchid species and over the last century it has become the leading exporter of cultivated tropical orchids in the world. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)more(170228) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at orchids at the Orchid Show in New York, the United States, on Feb. 28, 2017. The Orchid Show celebrates its 15th year at the New York Botanical Garden with an homage to the wealth of orchids and rich cultural history of Thailand. Thailand is home to more than 1,200 native orchid species and over the last century it has become the leading exporter of cultivated tropical orchids in the world. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)more