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Article: Love of orchids keeps growing.(B)(Metropolitan)(Life)(Brief Encounters)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2001
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Byline: Gabriella Boston
Few flowers can claim as many human admirers as orchids. The slim-stemmed, sometimes fragrant beauties have become so popular that hundreds, maybe even thousands, of orchid groups and societies meet across the globe to trade cultivation secrets.
"What is the big deal with orchids? They're the biggest blooming family in terms of diversity in the world, and they're all beautiful," says Linda Kennedy, vice president of the National Capital Orchid Society, a local group with about 300 members.
Ms. Kennedy's group will hold its 54th annual orchid show and sale this weekend at the U.S. National Arboretum, at the ...