International Orchid Show & Sale to be Held at The Huntington

The incredible diversity of orchids will be on display Oct. 16–18, 2015, during the International Orchid Show and Sale at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. The Orchidaceae family is a vast one—among the largest in the plant kingdom—with more than 22,000 species in 880 genera. Their blooms are endlessly varied in form, color, and size. For those who only know orchids from the limited offerings at the local garden center, the event is a perfect opportunity to get better acquainted.

During the Huntington show, local and international exhibitors will display their best blooms for the benefit of judges and the public alike. Large, creatively designed installations will feature hundreds of exotic oncidiums (“Dancing Ladies”), brassias (“Spider Orchids”), paphiopedilums (“Lady Slippers”), and miltonias (“Pansy Orchids”), as well as cattleyas, cymbidiums, bratonias, vandas, epidendrums, prostheceas, and many other orchid species and hybrids. The lush floral displays will be on view in the Botanical Center’s Banta Hall. And for those who can’t resist taking a few plants home, vendors from as far away as Educador, Peru, Taiwan, and Thailand, as well as Southern California, will have unusual varieties of orchids for sale along with related merchandise. Lectures and demonstrations will be offered for beginners and experts alike.

The event reflects not only the public passion for orchids but The Huntington’s own dedication to the plants. A number of orchids from the botanical collections will be included in the show, including specimens from the S. Robert Weltz Orchid Collection, donated to The Huntington in 2010.

Lectures / Demonstrations

Friday, October 16

1–2 p.m.
Orchids 101
Kathy Boals,
Conejo Orchid Society

2:15–3:15 p.m.
Orchid Fertilizers and Supplies
Jonathan Robbins,
Cal West Tropical and Orchid Supplies

Sunday, October 18

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Chinese Cymbidiums
Barry Woolf,
Ten Shin Gardens of Yuanli, Taiwan

12:45–1:45 p.m.
Growing Phragmipedium kovachii
Alfredo Manrique,
Centro de Jardinería Manrique, Lima, Peru

2–3 p.m.
Orchids of Ecuador
Magali Portilla and Ivan Acaro,
Mundiflora Cuenca, Ecuador

3:15–4:15 p.m.
Orchid Conservation and Ecotourism with the Orchid Conservation Alliance
Peter Tobias,
Orchid Conservation Alliance

Vendors

Andy’s Orchids (Encinitas, California), Cal- Orchid Inc. (Santa Barbara, California), Cal West Tropicals (Carmichael, California), Centro de Jardinería Manrique (Lima, Peru), Hatfield Orchids (Oxnard, California), Lico’s Orchids (Encinitas, California), Mundiflora (Cuenca, Ecuador), New World Orchids (Manchester, Michigan), Norman’s Orchids (Montclair, California), Orchids and Garden (Fresno, California), Orchid Conservation Alliance (San Diego, California), Orchid Design (San Jose, California), Orchid Zone (Castroville, California), Phrao Orchid Nursery (Chiang Mai, Thailand), Santa Barbara Orchid Estate (Santa Barbara, California), Sorella Orchids (Oxnard, California), Sunset Valley Orchids (Vista, California), Ten Shin Gardens (Yuanli, Taiwan), Tuyet’s Orchids (Garden Grove, California), Zuma Canyon Orchids (Malibu, California)

Exhibitors

All the above vendors, plus: Alfred Hockenmaier (North Hills, California), Daniel Geiger (Woodland Hills, California), Conejo Orchid Society (Conejo, California), Long Beach Amateur Orchid Society (Long Beach, California), Malibu Orchid Society (Malibu, California), Newport Harbor Orchid Society (Newport Beach, California), Orchid Society of Southern California (Burbank, California), Garden and Floral Arrangers Guild (Redlands, California), Riverside – San Bernardino County Orchid Society, Inc. (Riverside, California), San Diego County Orchid Society (San Diego, California), San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists (Arcadia, California), Sogetsu Ikebana Los Angeles Branch (Los Angeles, California).

Hours for the show and sale are from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, and from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Adult admission is $23 on weekdays and $25 on weekends. Discounted rates are offered for seniors, students, children, and groups. Members are admitted free. Information: (626) 405-2100 or www.huntington.org

About The Huntington

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution serving scholars and the general public. More information about The Huntington can be found online at huntington.org

Visitor information

The Huntington is located at 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It is open to the public Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from noon to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Sunday, and Monday holidays from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day) are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and major holidays. Information: (626) 405-2100 or huntington.org.