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              Leaf
              
                - 4-18" long
 
                - Narrow, sword-shaped
 
                - Upright from underground rhizomes or bulbs
 
              
            
          
         
        
          
            
            
              Flower
              
                - Large, showy blooms 
 
                - 3 colored sepals (falls) and 3 colored upright petals (standards)
 
                - Color, size vary by species and cultivar
 
              
            
          
         
        
          
            
            
              Rhizome
              
                - Many propagated by rhizomes (underground horizontal stems)