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"This beautifully produced book will be inspiring to botanical artists and all those who are captivated by the orchid." — Leisure Painter
"Through these paintings, stories of high stakes orchid breeding and exhibiting are explored, with a cast of characters who helped shape the horticultural world we know today, alongside the dedicated artists who still support their endeavours." — Lovely Books
Orchids have long held a place of esteem and fascination in the horticultural world. In the 19th century, orchid collecting reached new fanatical heights, with explorers dispatched to every corner of the globe in search of new varieties that could be auctioned at extravagant prices, and orchids are still one of the most popular flowers to breed and buy to this day. These beautiful, diverse flowers are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with over 30,000 species and over 181,500 hybrids and cultivars.
The RHS Orchid Committee have commissioned watercolours of over 7,000 award-winning hybrids that demonstrate particular value in their fabulous array of colours, patterns, sizes and shapes. Through these paintings, stories of high stakes orchid breeding and exhibiting are explored, with a cast of characters who helped shape the horticultural world we know today, alongside the dedicated artists who still support their endeavours.
Contents
Introduction:
Orchids and the RHS: For Good and Ill... 7
Chapter 1:
A Burgeoning Interest in Orchids 12
Chapter 2:
The History of the RHS Orchid
Committee, by Clare Hermans 22
Chapter 3:
RHS Orchid Awards 28
Chapter 4:
A New Generation of Orchidists 42
Chapter 5:
Orchid Mania 62
Chapter 6:
The Influence of the Artist 74
Chapter 7:
The Northern Orchid Scene 132
Chapter 8:
RHS Commissions: The Official Orchid
Artists 162
Chapter 9:
Life After Roberts 188
Chapter 10:
Continuing the Cultivation: The Eric
Young Orchid Foundation 240
Endnotes 247
Bibliography 248
Acknowledgements 249
Colour Plates 250
General Index 252
Plant Index 255
