Londra, il Festival dell’orchidea: 5mila piante esposte

LONDRA – Al Kew Royal Botanic Gardens di Londra, si è aperto il Festival dell’orchidea. In esposizione ci sono circa 4500 specie di questo fiore tropicale e 550 bromelie (Ap/LaPresse)

Horticulturist Elisa Biondi works on a display of vanda orchids at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Over 4,500 orchids are being displayed for an Orchid festival as well as 550 bromeliads and 350 assorted foliage plants. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Horticulturist Ashleigh Davis works on a display of orchids at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Over 4,500 orchids are being displayed for an Orchid festival as well as 550 bromeliads and 350 assorted foliage plants. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A display of Phalaenopsis orchids is seen at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Over 4,500 orchids are being displayed for an Orchid festival as well as 550 bromeliads and 350 assorted foliage plants. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A horticulturist works on a display of orchids at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Over 4,500 orchids are being displayed for an Orchid festival as well as 550 bromeliads and 350 assorted foliage plants. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Sunlight streams through a display of orchids at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Over 4,500 orchids are being displayed for an Orchid festival as well as 550 bromeliads and 350 assorted foliage plants. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Horticulturist Ashleigh Davis works on a display of orchids at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Over 4,500 orchids are being displayed for an Orchid festival as well as 550 bromeliads and 350 assorted foliage plants. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)