Overview
- The four-day fair, which opened Thursday in Messe Dresden, is expected to draw about 50,000 visitors.
- Hall 1 features what organizers call the world’s largest orchid show, with more than 90 display stands over roughly 5,000 square meters.
- Buyers flock to Hall 3, where international growers sell orchids across about 3,000 square meters.
- The World Orchid Conference runs alongside the public show, with reports ranging from about 650 to 960 experts attending talks on breeding, biodiversity and species protection.
- A planned large Thai exhibit was canceled after flights were disrupted by the war in the Middle East.