On Thursday night, The Plaza Hotel’s Grand Ballroom bloomed into a vertical city of orchids as the New York Botanical Garden hosted its 2026 Orchid Dinner in celebration of The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle. Under the Plaza’s crystal chandeliers and iconic gilded ceilings, the room filled with a cross-section of New York: Martha Stewart in composed elegance, Alex Newell radiant and commanding, Plant Kween in full botanical glamour, alongside design leaders, philanthropists, collectors, and downtown creatives.
