Mitsu Salmon considers the orchid
A new interdisciplinary work digs into the roots of one of the most mythologized of flowers. In Japan, nobility and samurai cultivated orchids as symbols of bravery, and businesses gifted with them would be graced with prosperity and success. In China, orchids have been used for thousands of years as medicine, prized for their fragrance, and revered as a virtuous plant by gentleman schola…