H.G. Wells’ “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” with William A.

Sinister plants, subversive sexualities, and the insecurity of empire! Join us as we dive into H.G. Wells' "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid" with old pal of the pod William! 

Works Cited:

“The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” by H.G. Wells, in Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic, ed. by Daisy Butcher. British Library Press. https://shop.bl.uk/products/evil-roots-killer-tales-of-the-botanical-gothic

Orchid: A Cultural History, by Jim Endersby. University of Chicago Press, 2016. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/O/bo24044571.html

“Beauty breeds obsession: the fight to save orchids from a lethal black market,” by Francesca Carrington. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/24/orchid-show-new-york-botanical-garden-black-market

“The Flowering of the Strange Orchid: From Plant Science to Victorian Horror from a Multidisciplinary Approach,” by Francisco Javier Sanchez-Verdejo Perez and Jorge Poveda Arias. Brumal: Revista de investigacion sobre lo Fantastico. Spring 2023. https://www.academia.edu/114915475/Lo_vegetal_y_lo_fant%C3%A1stico_Presentaci%C3%B3n?uc-sb-sw=81323117