Posted at 2:05 p.m., Monday, October 16, 2006
Big orchid show starts Friday
By Catherine E. Toth
Advertiser Staff Writer
"The Great Hawaiian Orchid Show" will feature displays, seminars, demonstration and hula performances.
And, of course, there will be orchids of in a mind-boggling array of sizes, colors and fragrances.
Matthew Goo, a U.S. Department of Agriculture "plant doctor," will be on-hand to answer questions about agriculture. Orchid owners can even bring in their sick plants to be looked at by USDA experts.
Cost is $3. Children 12 and under are free.
The show runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22.
For more information, visit www.honoluluorchidsociety.org.
Reach Catherine E. Toth at 535-8103 or ctoth@honoluluadvertiser.com. Read The Daily Dish at blogs.honoluluadvertiser.com.
