Is alive and well at the Tauranga Orchid Show – heaps of flowering plants on display, plants of all sorts for sale, great food from the cafe, what more could we want?
The show is being held at this different time of the year, just for this year, to accommodate a Taurangs display at the National Orchid Expo at Mystery Creek in September, part of the Orchids & More event. Having a show in a completely different season means there are orchids on display that will likely be new to visitors. Come and see for yourself! Or, better yet, give mum an early Mother’s Day present and bring her along tomorrow (May 6), our last day.
Central to the Tauranga society display is this scale model of the Eiffel Tower. Photo: Sandra Simpson
One of the so-called monkey-face orchids is Dracula gigas, which has come all the way from Whangarei for the show. Photo: Sandra Simpson
Habenaria carnea x rhodochela is being shown by Anjo McKernan of Auckland. Photo: Sandra Simpson
Odontocidium Papatoetoe Prophet was registered in 2009 by the late Alf Day of Auckland. Photo: Sandra Simpson
A splash of colour on the Leroy Orchids stand from Cattlianthe Aussie Sunset x Leroy’s Sunset. Photo: Sandra Simpson
A few members of the vast orchid family – the ‘jewel orchids’ are grown primarily for their foliage. This bowl on the Tauranga stand shows a few different types. Photo: Sandra Simpson
Tauranga Orchid Society 