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The Orchid

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: A celebration of the world's most charismatic flower

Lauren Gardiner Phillip Cribb Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

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WELBECK
25 March 2025
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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Imprint:   WELBECK
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 288mm,  Width: 218mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   1.180kg
ISBN:   9781035426737
ISBN 10:   1035426730
Series:   Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Lauren Gardiner is 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. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-famous centre for botanic knowledge. It holds one of the most diverse living orchid collections in the world, and the largest and most comprehensive orchid herbarium, with over 400,000 specimens preserved.

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