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Around 90% of the flowers sold at florists and supermarkets in the United States actually pass through Miami International Airport, arriving on hundreds of flights from South America.
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If you buy Valentine's Day flowers at a shop in South Florida, or anywhere in the U.S., they almost certainly came from South America and got inspected at Miami International Airport.
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A rare orchid, which uses the skills of a magician to appear from nowhere and seemingly float in the air next to its host tree, is in bloom at Audubon鈥檚 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. The 鈥済host orchid鈥 is the largest one ever discovered, and its blossoms draw international attention among the uber-enthusiastic world of orchid lovers.
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A local florist says she's putting aside sunflowers for one of the victims, the daughter of one of her high school classmates. "Their baby's favorite was sunflowers," Kelly Baker said.
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South Florida has petal power. Just about all the flowers that enter the U.S. come through Miami, where they're the No. 1 import.So in recent days,鈥