THE LOST ORCHID is a Gothic-inspired tale of intrigue and adventure set in 1885, when orchidmania was its peak.
Affluent members of society would bid feverishly for the latest exotic blooms, plucked from the remotest parts of the empire by intrepid, and often ruthless, plant hunters.
Visit Pam’s blog dedicated to The Lost Orchid to find out more:
- the secret life of plant hunters
- the characters in the book
- real-life settings
- the true story of orchidmania
- the plight of ‘fallen women’
- events of 1885
- true stories of ‘lost orchids’
- the author
- the Great Game
- mad botany - other horticultural crazes, and two further adventures featuring Flora and co.
There are over 25,000 different types of orchids, and the Orchidaceae family is the largest in the plant world! Orchids, despite their reputation as tropical flowers, can grow in almost any climate.
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