The Orchid (non-boxed)
Product Description
This collection of 40 orchids tells the many intriguing stories of this beguiling plant, including over 250 stunning illustrations and fascinating documents held in Kew's archives.
Authors: Lauren Gardiner and Phillip Cribb, 224 pages, 250 illustrations, 218 x 288 mm. Hardback, ISBN 9781035426737, Welbeck publishing in association with Kew Publishing, 2024.
Queen of the night, Darwin's comet, lady's slipper, little dragon, black chimaera - the otherworldly names of orchid species are as beautiful as these sought-after flowers themselves.
From flamboyant and colourful to strange and understated, and from alpine meadows to cloud forests, the orchid's variety and range is unparallelled - and has made it an object of obsession to plant collectors for centuries. With over 250 stunning botanical illustrations and fascinating documents from the archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Orchid explores 40 different varieties of this evocative and elusive flower.
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Lauren Gardineris Curator of the Cambridge University Herbarium and a member of the RHS Orchid Committee. She previously worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where she specialized in the conservation of Madagascan plants, including orchids and palms.
Phillip Cribb is a leading specialist on the taxonomy and conservation of orchids. He was Deputy Keeper of the Herbarium and Curator of the Orchid Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, until his retirement in 2006.
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