Pictures: Amazing orchid festival
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Beautiful orchids in all shapes and sizes are on display in Kew Gardens in London.
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Kew holds an orchid festival each year and the theme for 2017 is India.
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The festival is showing how plants are used in Indian culture and everyday life.
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The displays are full of bright colours and exotic orchids.
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This member of staff is having to use a lift to tend to the tall orchids that are on show in the conservatory.
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Altogether, 3,600 orchids are on display and the festival is on until 5 March.
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