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A beautiful Phalaenopsis based orchid arrangement -- shown here -- was donated to help raise funds for the society. In addition, Irene aggressively sold raffle tickets – gently encouraging the numerous attendees to be generous with their donations. The show featured a “Swamp” theme and the society’s award winning display highlighted nine spectacular white herons created by Clarke Merrill.
The Orchid Connection was present at the Western North Carolina Orchid Society’s annual show held March 26 – 28th at the North Carolina Arboretum.
The end of February saw Irene back in South Florida once again for the 64th annual Miami International Orchid Show held at the Doubletree Miami Mart. The Miami show features rare and exotic blooms from professional growers, amateurs and orchid aficionados from across the globe. It is typically the largest exhibiting show in the county – although Irene reports the number of vendors was down this year – with several prominent nurseries absent.