Pennsylvania Horticultural Society director Jane Pepper in one of the cargo-container displays of Moda Botanica's exhibit titled "Box" at the 2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show.
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A portrait of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society director Jane Pepper, painted on the "graffiti" cargo-container of Moda Botanica's exhibit. Moda Botanica is a floral design company giving edge to the staid show.
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Visitiors look up to see rows of heliconias and exotic pitcher plants suspended in bags of water wrapped in brown paper -- from Moda Botanica's "Box" exhibit.
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Clivia flower on display at the 2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show.
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Bailey Hale (left) and Armas Koehler from Moda Botanica, inside one of the shipping containers of their exhibit.
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Bill Eaton of Downingtown and Karalice Pavoni of Pottstown look inside the cargo-container displays of Moda Botanica's exhibit.
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The India exhibit titled "The Jewels of an Indian Wedding" at the 2010 flower show.
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Visitors gather to view and take photos of the India exhibit at the 2010 flower show in Philadelphia.
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A perfect Lilly on display at the show.
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Moko Hot Water Lizard by Greg Leavitt amid the lush foliage in the New Zealand exhibit at the flower show.
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Larisa Katsock of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., takes a photo of a floral display with her cellphone.
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A Veltheimia on display at the 2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show.
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A hot-air balloon display with 55,000 pansies and 25,000 freeze-dried roses hangs at the entrance of the show.
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Gallery Credits:
Photo Editor, Producer Troy Witcher
Text Editor Janet Bennett Kelly