Taipei Times
Date: Feb 18, 2018
By: Lin Tsui-Yi and William Hetherington / Staff reporter in Tokyo, with staff writer
This year’s Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival floral competition opened
An orchid display by the Taiwan Orchid Growers’ Association won a consolation prize at the Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival yesterday in Tokyo. Photo: Lin Tsui-yi, Taipei Times
yesterday in Tokyo with participants from 21 countries, including six from Taiwan.
A total of 2.5 million flowers were submitted to the competition, comprising 3,000 varieties of orchid, organizers said.
This year is the 28th year the Grand Prix International Orchid Festival has been held in Japan, and Taiwanese flower enthusiasts have participated every year since it started.
Six of the nation’s orchid nurseries cooperated in this year’s competition, with the Taiwan Orchid Growers’ Association (TOGA) and Taida Horticultural Co receiving consolation prizes at the event. [FULL STORY]
