"Opening this Saturday, February 7, and running through April 26, "The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic's Concrete Jungle" has transformed the garden's Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into a bloom-laden remix of the city itself. Imagine taxis dripping in orchids, fire hydrants flowering over and everyday street scenes electrified by thousands of plants from around the world. "We're so excited to introduce you to the full diversity of the orchid family," said Jennifer Bernstein, NYBG's CEO, at a press conference on Wednesday."
"For the anonymous floral designer Mr. Flower Fantastic, this marks his first solo exhibition inside a major institution-and he's gone big. Rather than focusing on individual floral pieces, the New York-born designer has created an entire environment inspired by the city's everyday scenes, from laundromats and pizza joints to the anonymous corners we rarely notice. The exhibition, the NYBG emphasizes, is not just about orchids' global reach, but also a reminder of their local relevance."
The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic's Concrete Jungle opens February 7 and runs through April 26 at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory in the New York Botanical Garden. The exhibition remixes urban scenes—stoops, taxis, bodegas, scaffolding, subway stations—into immersive orchid installations, with taxis dripping orchids and fire hydrants flowering over everyday streets. The anonymous New York–born designer Mr. Flower Fantastic created an environment inspired by laundromats, pizza joints and overlooked city corners instead of individual floral pieces. The show highlights orchids' global diversity and local presence, noting that some species grow in New York State and that garden scientists research and protect native varieties. Educational signage accompanies displays.
Read at Time Out New York
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