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The Flowering of the Strange Orchid

H. G. Wells

First published August 1894
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Notes


• Published 2 August 1894 in The Pall Mall Budget – "a weekly digest of articles from The Pall Mall Gazette" (Wikipedia). • Pearson's Magazine, April 1905, illus. by {{a|B. E. Minns}}. • Amazing Stories, March 1928, illus. by {{a|Frank R. Paul}}.

External Links

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Publications (96)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1894 Pall Mall Budget, August 2, 1894 MAGAZINE
September 1895 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Methuen Collection 17
March 1896 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Methuen Collection 17
May 1896 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Tauchnitz Collection 25
April 1905 Pearson's Magazine, April 1905 C. Arthur Pearson MAGAZINE 381
August 1911 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 50
August 1913 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 50
1923 Tales of Wonder W. Collins Sons Collection 72
1924 The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories T. Fisher Unwin Omnibus |5
1924 The Time Machine, The Wonderful Visit and Other Stories Charles Scribner's Sons Omnibus
December 1925 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Stories Haldeman-Julius Collection
1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 231
1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 231
September 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 231
October 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 231
March 1928 Amazing Stories, March 1928 Experimenter Publishing Company MAGAZINE 1161
1929 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection
1929 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells The Literary Guild Collection
1930 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Macmillan and Co. Collection
1937 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 198
1937 The Favorite Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 198
1938 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Garden City Publishing Co. Collection 198
1938 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 198
September 1940 Short Stories: First Series Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 150
1948 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 231
1952 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 343
1957 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 231
1960 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 343
1960 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 203
1964 The Valley of Spiders Fontana Collection 35
1964 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 343
1965 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection
February 1965 The Inexperienced Ghost and Nine Other Stories Bantam Books Collection 159
August 1965 The Valley of Spiders Fontana Collection 35
1966 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 343
July 1966 The Inexperienced Ghost and Nine Other Stories Bantam Books Collection 159
September 1966 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 203
1968 The Second Armada Ghost Book Armada Anthology 86
1969 Shapes of the Supernatural Doubleday Anthology 161
September 1972 The Valley of Spiders Fontana Collection 35
1974 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 203
May 1974 The Valley of Spiders Fontana Collection 35
1976 Nightmare Garden Manor Books Anthology 145
1976 Ghostly, Grim and Gruesome Thomas Nelson Anthology 40
1976 Ghostly, Grim and Gruesome J. M. Dent Anthology 32
February 1976 Roots of Evil: Beyond the Secret Life of Plants Corgi Books Anthology 25
April 1976 The Roots of Evil: Weird Stories of Supernatural Plants Taplinger Anthology 25
February 1978 The Valley of Spiders Fontana / Collins Collection 35
April 1978 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 123
October 1978 Stories of the Occult and Other Tales of Mystery William Kimber Anthology 62
January 1979 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 123
July 1981 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 125
1982 Works of H. G. Wells Avenel Books Omnibus 722
August 1986 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 125
1987 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells St. Martin's Press Collection 203
September 1987 Tales of the Dark #2 St. Martin's Press Anthology 124
1990 Short Stories The Folio Society Collection |6
September 1990 The Empire of the Ants and Other Short Stories / L'Empire des fourmis et autres nouvelles Le Livre de Poche Collection 47
October 1996 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Oxford University Press Collection |4
February 1997 Vampires, Wine & Roses Berkley Books Anthology 80
May 1998 The Red Room and Other Stories Phoenix Collection 81
August 1998 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells J. M. Dent Collection 9
April 2004 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |4
June 2004 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Project Gutenberg Collection
2005 The Stolen Bacillus & Other Incidents Westholme Publishing Collection 27
May 2005 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 123
January 2006 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents The Echo Library Collection
January 2006 The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories The Echo Library Collection |4
December 2006 The Man Who Could Work Miracles Tartarus Press Collection
2008 Vampires, Wine and Roses Metro Books Anthology 66
August 2008 Flora Curiosa: Cryptobotany, Mysterious Fungi, Sentient Trees, and Deadly Plants in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy Coachwhip Publications Anthology 57
2009 A Dream of Armageddon: The Complete Supernatural Tales Fall River Press Collection 19
January 2009 A Dream of Armageddon Cybraria Collection
March 2010 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Waking Lion Press Collection 25
May 2010 A Dream of Armageddon Kessinger Collection
April 2011 Complete Short Story Omnibus Gollancz Collection 9
January 2013 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 26
February 2013 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents CreateSpace Collection
July 2013 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 43
August 2013 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Bottom of the Hill Publishing Collection
2015 A Botanical Nightmare Dead Letter Press Anthology 15
January 2017 The Crystal Egg and Other Stories Wordsworth Editions Collection 305
February 2017 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 22
April 2017 The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories Enhanced Media Publishing Collection |4
August 2017 Supernatural Horror Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing Anthology 438
2018 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 22
December 2018 Supernatural Horror Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing Anthology
December 2018 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection |3
August 2019 Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic The British Library Anthology 89
August 2019 Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic The British Library Anthology |89
October 2019 Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic The British Library Anthology 89
2020 Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 22
February 2022 Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic ISIS Audio Books Anthology |89
2023 Roots of Evil Sam Teddy Publishing Anthology 35
October 2025 The Classic Science Fiction Collection Arcturus Publishing Anthology 11
November 2025 The Classic Science Fiction Collection Sirius Anthology 11