Expect the unexpected at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Orchid show during this unpredictable year of 2022.
Stretching from the Regenstein Center into the greenhouses, orchids are rooting in an old upright piano, finding nooks in a secret garden, latching onto trees and winding around old strands of damp wood.
The show’s theme, “Untamed” is quite different from recent past years. Instead of remarking on how orchids are cultivated for celebrations or different uses, the show suggests they are resilient so can grow almost anywhere if left alone including where other plants might have trouble rooting.
Opened Feb. 12 and extending through March 27, 2022, the Orchid Show arrived in the Chicago area with more than 10,000 colorful orchids just as the weather seesaws from icy and snowy to warmer and rainy.
A special treat is Orchids After Hours on Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. when cocktails and hors d’oeuvres are also available.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is at 10000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, just east of Edens Expressway.
For tickets and more information visit Chicago Botanic Garden
Jodie Jacobs