Agricultural engineer Lorenzo Suarez crossbreeds Cuban orchids with imported species, aiming to make hybrids hardy and attractive enough that people stop harvesting rare wild orchids ▻ ↧ Cuban orchid grower breeds beauty in time of crisis Outside the home of Lorenzo Suarez in San Miguel de Padron, a rundown neighborhood on the outskirts of Havana, trash piles up on ​street corners, sidewalks are cracked and paint peels from the facades ‌of storefronts.