Paphiopedilum at Orchid Shows 2010
If you ever doubted that Orchids were an International passion just look at some of the speakers who have visited The British Paphiopedilum Society recently.
Dr Phillip Cribb (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK), Frank Smith (Krull-Smith Orchids, USA), Masayoshi Takahashi (Tokyo Orchid Nursery, Japan), Jerry Fischer (Orchids Ltd., USA), Dr Guido Braem (Schlechter Institut, Germany), Roelle Van Rooyen (Van Rooyen Orchids, South Africa), Prof. Leonid Averyanov (St. Petersburg, Russia), Jim Clarkson (University of South Florida Botanical Gardens),Joan Elvin from South Africa spoke about Paph. fairrieanum and Ernst Gunzenhauser based in Gelterkinden, Switzerland, which has been running his own company since the 1930s.
Societies and Shows
American Orchid Society www.orchidweb.org
British Orchid Council www.british-orchid-council.info
Orchid Society of Great Britain www.orchid-society-gb.org.uk 24th April 2010 Spring show
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