First Ladies and Their Orchids

Distributed by University Press of Florida on behalf of Chadwick & Son Orchids For as long as orchid hybrids have been made, breeders have been naming them after prominent women of the day. European royalty were often honored and included queens, princesses, empresses, and baronesses. By the early 1900s, Queen Victoria, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, and … Continue reading First Ladies and Their Orchids