The calendar says it’s February which translates to flowers for Valentine’s Day. But let’s go longer and bigger in 2026 and think Feb. 7 to March 22. That is how long gorgeous orchids take over the Chicago Botanic Garden’s greenhouses.
Just don’t be surprised to find the more than 10,000 orchids are expressing their beauty via a flower-filled Volkswagen Beetle on Rt. 66, hanging drapery and even a lava lamp.
That’s because the folks (including volunteers) at the Botanic Garden have turned the years back to the 1960s and ’70’s for this year’s Orchid Show theme: ” Feelin’ Groovy.”
The Chicago Botanic Garden is at 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe.
The Orchid Show | Chicago Botanic Garden
Jodie Jaccobs