Orchid Daze Goes Pop!
Annual plant exhibition celebrates
iconic Pop Art images
The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s annual Orchid Daze celebration goes bold and playful February 7 –
April 12 when it highlights the Pop Art movement with equally fun
and iconic orchids.
Colorful,
frothy Cattleya orchids have been in cultivation for more than a
century – hybrids that have become associated in popular culture
with extravagance and exaggerated allure. So what better flowers to
take center stage during the third in a series of Orchid Daze
exhibits inspired by art in the Fuqua Orchid Center, one of the
largest collections of orchids in North America.
Orchid
Daze: Pop!
combines that floral icon with references to Pop Art images by Andy
Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Keith Haring.
“It’s going to
be a really fun take on our extremely popular exhibit that fills
the Orchid Center with this lush fragrance every winter,” Garden
President & CEO Mary Pat Matheson said.
Along with
being widely recognized, Cattleyas have a reputation for being
difficult to grow. For orchid enthusiasts suffering from unrequited
Cattleya adoration, the Garden will offer orchid classes, care
clinics and markets during the event.
Orchid Center
Manager Becky Brinkman said that Cattleyas enjoy bright light,
especially from an unobstructed south- or west-facing window, or in
a bright greenhouse. The plants should be allowed to become nearly
dry between waterings, then drenched. They can be fertilized every
two weeks with half-strength fertilizer, she said. Repotting every
two years also is important. A step-by-step photo guide to
repotting is available on the Garden’s Orchid
Column blog.
Orchid Daze: Pop! is the third in a trilogy of art-inspired Orchid
Daze displays. The two previous events highlighted impressionist
and surrealist works.
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