A Walk on the Wild Side at the Foot of Africa
Sat 09 May
|Twickenham
Hendrelien Peters joins us in Twickenham and on Zoom to take us on a walk around the native orchids of South Africa.
Time & Location
09 May 2026, 13:00 – 17:00 BST
Twickenham, Cole Court, 150 London Rd, Twickenham TW1 1HD, UK
About the Event
Afternoon session – doors open 13:00, presentation starts at 14:00 and meeting closes at 17:00. We hope to also stream this presentation on Zoom from 14:00.
Presentation
“A Walk on the Wild Side, at the Foot of Africa” Presented by Hendrelien Peters.
There are over 480 indigenous orchids of South Africa but how does one describe them?
The orchids cover the whole colour spectrum from intense reds through to the palest colours, with almost translucent forms; from large two metre tall plants to tiny 5 cm plants; with flowers resembling little brown balls, sea anemones with tendrils floating in the breeze, tiny little hooked spiders crawling on a stem, google-eyed martians or overgrown eyebrows - just a few descriptions of the vast array of orchids found in South Africa.
Hendrelien will take us on a short journey, discovering their beauty and uniqueness.