Nero's Orchids - The detective drama NERO WOLF/NBC/1981 featured a 285 pound genius who loved orchids, gourmet meals and solving crimes (without leaving his home). The program used a real operational greenhouse, equipped with $40,000 worth of orchids. For the filming of the series 2655 orchids were transplanted into the replica of the Wolfe's West 35th street Manhattan residence that rested on the backlot of Paramount Studios.