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Philadelphia Flower Show
The oldest and largest indoor flower show in the United States, held at the end of winter.
What happens
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society held its first flower show in 1829, and the event is now the longest running of its kind in the United States. It takes place indoors at the Pennsylvania Convention Center for about nine days in late winter, usually in early or mid March. Designers build full gardens under the roof, forced into bloom weeks ahead of the season outside, around a theme that changes each year. Amateur growers compete in hundreds of classes for the best plant and the best arrangement.
The flowers
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Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tulip: John O'Neill, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Orchid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Floral design: Jmaxx37, CC BY-SA 4.0, source