Wednesday, November 21, 2018

The Orchid House 2018



The Orchid House at Longwood Gardens has hundreds of blooming orchids on display
all year long.  Another two greenhouses shelter the 4,000 different orchids in their collection.





White Cattleya Orchids.





"Mary Catherine" White Orchids





Two White Cattleya Orchids with Yellow Throats





The White Orchid Niche





The Purple Orchid Niche





The North Wall of the Orchid House





Lavender and White Striped Orchids





A Cluster of Purple and White Orchids





Orchdis cover all the walls.





The passageway to the Mediterranean Garden.





The Passageway to the Banana Tree House





Purple, White, and Lavender Orchids





A cluster of purple and white orchids.




Two Cattleya Orchids





The East Wall of the Orchid House with Many Orchids Hanging.





A Passageway Wall





Center of the Orchid House.
There are more varieties of orchids than any other flower in the world.





A shower of yellow orchids.





Pale Purple Orchids





Variety of Orchids





Tiger Orchids










A Trio of Purple Orchids





Copper and Brown Cattleya Orchids





Spotted Leopard Orchids





Blue and Purple Orchids





Small white orchids with a sweet aroma; not all orchids have an odor.




Deep Purple Orchids





The Mediterranean Greenhouse





Spur Flowers / Plectranthus in the Mediterranean Garden





A deeper blue Spur Flower




Extra Chrysanthemums in the Potting Shed




Longwood Gardens also has a large collection of bonsai trees.  This is
a pomegranate, which was begun 50 years ago.



A bonsai Maple Tree 69 years old.




Extra Chrysanthemums



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2 comments:

  1. Beautiful pictures. What a wide variety of orchids. I particularly like the Tiger and Spotted Leopard orchids. I was surprised to see the maple and pomegranate bonsai trees--beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Breath taking photos. Awesome. My favorite was the Leopard Orchid. I have never seen one before. Thank you so much, John.

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