New Wild Orchids Stamps!

Do you love orchids? Besides growing orchids indoors as houseplants, you can now put orchids on your mail. The U.S. Postal Service just unveiled beautiful Wild Orchids forever stamps on February 21, 2020. All flowers featured on the stamps grow in the United States. 

Each stamp depicts one of these nine orchid species: Cypripedium californicum, Hexalectris spicata, Cypripedium reginae, Spiranthes odorata, Triphora trianthophoros, Platanthera grandiflora, Cyrtopodium polyphyllum, Calopogon tuberosus and Platanthera leucophaea.

In addition to the USPS, we can thank photographer Jim Fowler and art director Ethel Kessler for designing these lovely stamps, sure to put a smile on your face! Access the archive of past What’s New articles by.