Spotlight on orchids at Penang floral festival

In full bloom: (from right) Dr Norhaslinda Kamaruddin with daughters Nurnabila Farhana and Nurathia Qistina admiring the orchids during the Penang Floral Festival 2014 at the hawkers' complex at the Penang Botanic Gardens.

GEORGE TOWN: Flower enthusiasts should make a beeline to the Penang Floral Festival 2014, where 800 orchids of various species and hybrids will be on display at Penang Botanic Gardens until June 8.

Event manager Tony Tan, who is also Federation of Malaya Orchid Society vice-president, said this year’s exhibition was a class above the rest in terms of quality.