Associate curator Brandon Tam keeps watch over at least 10,000 orchids with 1,500 unique species inside the Huntington's dedicated greenhouses.
Therefore, the Huntington’s orchid collection is split into three temperature- and humidity-controlled greenhouses — totaling more than 20,000 square feet of space or the size of 1.5 Olympic-size swimming pools — based on which climate they are best suited to. Each greenhouse is packed with orchids of every shape, size and color, from the tiny yellowTam has been intrigued by orchids since he was a kid. His grandmother first piqued his interest.
“That was when I got bit by the orchid bug,” Tam said, noting that he began volunteering at the Huntington when he was 14 and landed an orchid collection internship two years later. He soon became the Huntington’s orchid collection specialist and was recently promoted to his current role as associate curator of the orchid collection.Tam, who received a bachelor’s degree in plant science from Cal Poly Pomona, said plant science is the middle ground between botany and horticulture.
Also in the space, other intriguing orchids were present. Striking stanhopeas — which bloom only for 24 to 48 hours — were suspended from the ceiling, while a ghost orchidHolding a small orchid pot that recently came back from being propagated in an off-site lab, Tam said he sometimes likes to tell himself that plants have magical powers. He knows the science behind how a tiny seed grows into a massive orchid or a towering redwood tree, but pretending it’s magic adds to the mysticism of it all.
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