These were at the National Portrait Gallery https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/orchids-amazing-adaptations I do enjoy walking in floral exhibitions, especially orchids. Even though there were so many people milling about, eating, chatting, and taking photos of these beautiful orchids, I still loved the heady, thick floral air. Orchids are found on every continent but Antartica. I will be using some of these as subjects for my watercolors. Oh, and please ask for permission to use any of my photos as I spend copious amounts of time and dollars getting to areas of interest and time editing the photos as well. Thank you, Donna
Rebecca T. Northen
The Julia Child of Orchids from https://gardens.si.edu/exhibitions/orchids-hidden-stories-of-groundbreaking-women/
“American biologist Rebecca Northen (1910–2004) traveled the world studying and collecting orchids. Her 1950 book, Home Orchid Growing, did for orchid growing what Julia Child did for French cooking: demystifying it for a general audience. Seventy years later, it is still one of the best- known reference books on how to cultivate orchids.” 1 Below is a link to her book’s 4th edition.
