On Friday, the lectures began in earnest. Characters from novels and magazines came alive before my eyes on the stage, and between sessions, I made some new friends.
Phillip Cribb, the curator of the Orchid Herbarium at Kew Gardens, is considered by many to be “top of the heap” in the orchid world. He spoke about the question puzzling everyone:
“Why are new orchids still being discovered?”
POLLENATRIX 