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Rumrillara Sugar baby
[prounounced rum-RIL-air-ah]
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Rumrillara Sugar Baby
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Rumrillara Sugar baby
[prounounced rum-RIL-air-ah]
Brassalaeliocattleya
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Brassolaeliocattleya
[ Brassavola x Cattleya x Laelia]
Waianar Leopard
Stanhopea wardii ...
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For another set of images I took in the "Orchid House" in June .. click here ...
For more information and images, click here ...
Neobenthamia gracilis
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Neobenthamia gracilis ... pronounced "nee-oh-ben-THAM-ee-ah", is an orchid species from southern Africa [Tanzania], and is the only species in this genus.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The Lincoln Park Conservatory
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Here we see ...
# The Bates Fountain [Storks at Play]; a gift by renowned artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens ...
# A formal French style garden ...
# In the background is the Victorian style Lincoln Park Conservatory, built in 1890 designed by famous architect, Joespeh L. Silsbee. This conservatory has four display glasshouses ... A Palm House, A Fern House, An Orchid House and A Show House ...
This Blog showcases only the plants in the "Orchid House"... which apart from orchids, also has some amazing collection of bromelaids and other tropical plants ...
Steven Meyer, Horticulturist at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.
Meet Steven B. Meyer ... Horticulturist at the Lincoln Park Conservatory ... He is dedicated to always finding better ways to display plants at the conservatory ... There is year round bloom of flowers and he and his team of dedicated workers are responsible for this beautiful greenhouse.
The Orchid House
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All these shots in this Blog have been taken since April, 2007 ...
As I've written earlier, the Lincoln park Conservatory has four display greenhouses .. A Palm House, A Fern House, An Orchid House and A Show House ... This Blog has images only from the "Orchid House" ... which apart from orchids, also has a wonderful collection of bromelaids and other tropical plants ...
First few posts are about the typical characteristics of orchids, types and inflorescence ... but for that you'll have to scroll to the bottom of the page ...
The site dedicated to the employees and volunteers at the Lincoln Park Conservatory ... My thanks to Mark and Bill for taking out time and helping me with names ...
Also check out ... ... The Orchid House ... ... with more than 100 images of orchids at the "Orchid House" ... in the Lincoln Park Conservatory ...
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Nepenthis Pitcher Plant
Nepenthis Pitcher Plant ... are carnivorous plants, [insectivorous plants] native to South East Asia, India, Madagascar and Australia ...
Nepenthes easily thrive with Orchids in a greenhouse, as they need similar growth conditions ...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Ceropegia sandersonii
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Ceropegia sandersonii Parachute Plant, Umbrella Flower ... is a tropical vine ... For more ... click here ...
Monday, August 20, 2007
Hoya Multiflora / Shooting Stars
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Hoya is a genus of 200-230 species of tropical climbing plants in the family Apocynaceas [Dogbane], native to Southeast Asia [india, china, Australia] ... Common name is waxplant or Hoya.
The dogbane family is closely related and similar to the milkweed family ... both have a characteristic milky sap.
Bromelaid - Portea
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Apart from orchids, the "Orchid House" also has a wonderful collection of bromelaids ...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Chamshell Orchid
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Clamshell orchid ... Encyclia radiata ...
Native to Central Mexico and Costa Rica.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Angraecum Longiscott 'Lea'
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Angraecum Longiscott 'Lea'
An interesting passage I found from arcticle
... "Rare is Beautiful" ... ... here's an excerpt ...
A simple demonstration of the relationship between forest plants and animals comes from the night-blooming Angrecum orchid. The yellow-flowered beauty has a nectary at least 8 inches long -- meaning that its pollinator needs a snake-like tongue to reach the delicious, high-sugar nectar inside.
No less a naturalist than Charles Darwin, who saw the Angrecum in Madagascar in the 1860s, correctly predicted that a moth with a 22-centimeter tongue must exist in the forest. Fifty years later, the moth was found -- with a rolled-up tongue that snoots out like a Hong-Kong New Year's party favor. Without that unique pollinator, the orchid would be doomed.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Cattleya Porcia
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Cattleya Porcia ... Bowringiana hybrid ...
Shots taken on July 21, 2007.
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