What is a florilegium? The short answer would be a book or a collection of flower illustrations. The word “florilegium” (plural, “florilegia”) comes from the New Latin word florilegium, which means “gathering flowers,” — flor, flowers  plus  legere, to gather.



Featured artists are Melanie Campbell-Carter, Esther Carpi, Jane Goldsmith, Veronica Fannin, Asuka Hishiki, Wendy Hollender, Robin Jess, Geraldine MacKinnon, Mali Moir, John Pastoriza-Piñol, Kelly Leahy Radding, Ariel Ramseth, Trudy Rehbock, and Catherine Watter.

Plants of Paradise exhibit will be open until May 31, on most weekdays from 1 to 4 p.m.

For more information call 808-332-7324 ext.227 or visit https://ntbg.org/events/plants-paradise.