Orchid show and sale planned

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The Jacksonville Orchid Society’s annual Orchid Show will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 16 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 17 at the Mandarin Garden Club, 2892 Loretto Road, Jacksonville. Admission is free. Thousands of orchids will be on display, grown by members, and there will be individual displays presented by other orchid societies and major displays by orchid growers from Florida.   

American Orchid Society judges will attend to award both the grower and specific plants that qualify for distinguished certificates of award.  

Talks will be held to educate the public on proper care and growing techniques for their orchid plants. Plants will also be sold.

For more information, go to jaxorchidsociety.org.