The Myth Maker
Submitted by Art on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 22:47
The Myth Maker
Pernambuco
Large-Flowered Cattleya Species
Submitted by Art on Sun, 11/01/2015 - 22:43
The Queen of the Orchid World Spreads Her Wings to Cover the Whole Year
C. trianaei
When a vagabond plant collector named William Swainson sent a bundle of strange lavender-flowered plants thought to be parasitic to the Glasgow Botanic Garden in 1817, he opened the door to a flood of excitement that would engulf the horticultural world for the rest of the century.
