The best exhibitors will be at the fourth edition of the Orchid Expo that will take place from September 2nd to 4th on the sixth floor of the parking lot tower of Clinica Biblica hospital in San José.
One of the big attractions this time will be the famous and multiple award-winning “Black Orchid” (Fredclarkeara After Dark), a hybrid developed by Fred Clark in California, United States. He registered it in December, 2002 and in 2004 it already had two awards from the American Orchid Society. Today, the flower has 17 first class awards and 77 in total, making it the most awarded orchid.
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This orchid has a very dark red color that, depending on the angle of light, closely resembles black. According to experts, there are no black flowers, only dark brown, dark red, dark blue and dark purple flowers.
More than 2000 species of orchids will be on display and some for sale. Coordination is in charge of the Association of Judges of Orchids of Costa Rica (AJOCORI) in conjunction with the hospital.
This great fair of public and cultural interest, also supports small and medium Costa Rican entrepreneurs, who will offer ornamental plants, handicrafts, dairy products, dressings, jams, handmade chocolates, coffee, gourmet products, canned foods, breads and pastries, among others.
For those who love classic cars, there will be a large exhibition and attendees can make a helicopter tour, called “Caballito en el aire.”
According to Lorena Morera, Director of Marketing of Clinica Biblica Hospital,
this is an event held for 4 years in a row, in order to project the country’s natural resources and foster care for endangered species.”
The exhibition is free. However, to admire all the orchids there is a minimum cost of two thousand colones and if you use the parking lot, 1,100 colones more.
In addition, at 10 a.m. on Friday the book “Orchids in Central America, 500 years of history” by Carlos Ossenback Sauter, will be presented. The literary work portrays the story of orchids and the role of these in the lives of indigenous peoples and the colonial era.