Events: detail
Kew Mutual Improvement Society Horticultural Lecture: Orchid Hunting in the Footsteps of Ruiz and Pavon
- Hosted by:
- Kew Mutual Improvement Society
- Speaker:
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Dr Henry Oakeley, President, The Orchid Society
- Starts:
- March 26, 2007 at 07:30 pm
- Ends:
- March 26, 2007 at 08:30 pm
- Location:
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Gardens, Jodrell Lecture Theatre, Kew Green, London, TW9 3AB United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Dr Henry Oakeley has been growing orchids for 50 years, and his particular interest is in Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa, orchids from Latin America. He has travelled widely in this area and his interest in Ruiz & Pavon stems from finding many of the plants they described, still in the same localities as 200 years ago. He is President of the Orchid Society of Great Britain, Chairman of the RHS Orchid Committee; Garden Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London; Honorary Research Associate in Orchid Science, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Honorary Research Associate, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Chairman of the Lycaste Club of Japan, etc. and holder of the National Collection of Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- No
Additional information
Lectures are preceded by short items of interest given by Kew staff and students, and members of the public. The main lecture generally last forty to forty-five minutes. Please note we are unable to take advance bookings for lectures, tickets are sold (£2) on a first-come, first-served basis on the evening. The lectures will take place in the Jodrell Lecture Theatre accessed via Jodrell Gate on Kew Road.
