Missouri Botanical Garden Orchid Show 2009
MBG: Orchid Show 2009 - Experience the color, beauty, and fragrance of orchids in bloom in the middle of winter at the 2009 orchid show. “Henry’s Garden” celebrates the Garden’s 150th anniversary and will feature over 800 orchids from the Garden’s world-renowned collection displayed in a formal Victorian setting.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2009
2# – Has the orchid collection ever been in danger?
The Missouri Botanical Garden has a long and proud history, but our orchids didn’t always grow here. Back in 1926, the collection was threatened by dirty city air from coal smoke and industrial pollu…
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Mon 26 Jan 2009
4# – How large is the orchid collection today?
The Garden’s orchid collection is one of the largest and finest in the country. We grow more than 8,100 orchid plants behind the scenes, in our greenhouses. They make up our largest living collection…
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Mon 26 Jan 2009
6# – How is this orchid display created?
The orchid display starts as a concept more than a year before its installation. The show changes themes each year. New props specific to each show are designed and built, and the display is installe…
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Mon 26 Jan 2009
8# – Where can I learn how to grow orchids?
The Garden offers a number of sources for plant care advice. You can call us on weekday mornings at (314) 577-5143. For fact sheets prepared by the Kemper Center for Home Gardening, go online to www.…
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Mon 26 Jan 2009
7# – Where would I find orchids in the wild?
Orchids are the largest family of flowering plants in the world, with some 30 to 35,000 species. That’s nearly 10 percent of all flowering plants! They grow on every continent except Antarctica. Abo…
00:00:59 |
Mon 26 Jan 2009
3# – Where else has the Garden’s orchid collection been displayed?
The Garden’s orchid collection has a historic connection with one of St. Louis’s longest standing traditions. The Veiled Prophet Parade is one of the country’s oldest parades. The first one was held …
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Mon 26 Jan 2009
5# – Does climate change threaten orchids?
Orchids are often endangered with extinction in nature. Wild populations are often over collected by humans. Many species are highly adapted to a specific habitat, soil, or pollinator, making them ve…
00:00:48 |
Mon 26 Jan 2009
1# – How did the Garden’s orchid collection start?
The creation of the world-class orchid collection at the Missouri Botanical Garden did not occur overnight. It is the culmination of many research trips to the tropics and donations both local and fr…
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Mon 26 Jan 2009
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