IC-affiliated orchid conservation display blossoms at London's Chelsea Flower Show

6.07.2024

A story about Illinois College's ties to orchid conservation at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show in London was featured in an article in the Jacksonville Journal-Courier on May 25, 2024.

Hitchcock Professor of Biology Lawrence Zettler has collaborated with a team of faculty and students to present at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show in London since 2022. To read the full story by Angela Bauer, visit myjournalcourier.com.

Among the students from IC, Ashly Cedeno '25 was quoted in a web article about the show. To read the story, visit the Royal Horticultural Society's site.

The research team in London

Setting up the display

Isaac Phillips '25 with leading orchid expert Dr. Mike Fay

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