Last night I went to the VENICE AREA ORCHID SOCIETY meeting and listened to Rafael Romero, tell : “Orchid Tales”. A very interesting, entertaining, and enlightening program. Rafael Romero, Plantion La Orquidea, was born in Caracas, Venezuela and graduated as a biologist from the Universidad Simon Bolivar. He began working with orchids in 1986 with his father in law, Henrique Graf, owner of Plantio La Orquidea, the largest orchid nursery in Venezuela. Together with his wife, Rafael started the laboratory at Plantio La Orquidea in 1986 where they produce the species and hybrids for which they are known. They moved to Sarasota in 2003 and started their small nursery, approximately 10000 sq. ft., where they established a good sample of the species and hybrids produced in Venezuela as well as adding interesting species and hybrids from around the world. I learned a lot about orchid history and came home with 5 new orchids. Thanks to the V.A.O.S. for an enjoyable evening.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:14:16 +0000
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