Purple and pink orchids laid out in a kaleidoscope pattern.

The Orchid Show: Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope

Febraury 15–April 19, 2020

NYBG is temporarily closed and The Orchid Show will not reopen. Learn more.

Experience Famed Designer Jeff Leatham’s Bold and Colorful Vision

The dazzling floral creations of Jeff Leatham, famed artistic director of the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris and floral designer to the stars, energize the 18th annual Orchid Show. Leatham’s bold and colorful vision unfolds through captivating installations and designs, transforming each gallery of the exhibition in the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into a different color experience and visual effect, like the turn of a kaleidoscope.

Thousands of orchids provide bursts of forms and colors—in purples, reds, oranges, and hot pink—revealed through overhead arches, vine-inspired ribbons, mirrored sculpture, dramatic lighting, and other artistic embellishments.

Discover More About Jeff Leatham

“Color is the first and most important aspect of my work, always. I want every gallery to be a different color experience, like looking into a kaleidoscope.”

Jeff Leatham is the famed artistic director of the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris with studios in the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia and the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. He has been creating a sensation with his floral installations since he began his career in 1995. His work is a combination of his love for flowers and passion for design. Using shape, color, and simplicity, his creations are dramatic, bold, unforgettable statements that are always an integral part of the setting. His clients include Cher, Dolly Parton, Oprah Winfrey, the Kardashians, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and many others. His publications—Flowers by Jeff Leatham, Flowers by Design, and Jeff Leatham: Visionary Floral Art and Design—remain best-selling design books worldwide. @jeffleatham

A person walking through a tunnel illuminated by a rainbow of lights.

Step Into a World of Color and Style with Orchid Evenings

Fridays and Saturdays in April; 7–10 p.m.

Lose yourself in twists and turns of color at New York City’s most spectacular evening outings.

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Read the Latest News

See what media has to say about this year’s Orchid Show:

“See Jeff Leatham’s Designs for The New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show”
–Architectural Digest

“Inside the Technicolor Orchid Show at The New York Botanical Garden”
–Avenue

“Step into a ‘Kaleidoscope of Color at This Year’s NYBG Orchid Show”
–6sqft

“New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show Was Crafted by Celebrity Designer Jeff Leatham”
–The Journal News

“New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show Offers Kaleidoscope of Colors”
–Untapped New York

“Annual Botanical Garden Orchid Show Blooms and Flows”
–NY1 News