Cattleya Orchid

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in Dec, 2007 ...

Cattleya Orchid

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Zygopetalum Orchid

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Tricolor Vanda

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Blue Orchid

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Oncidium 'Twinkle'

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Cattleya hybrid

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Phragmipedium

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Paphiopedilum

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Cattleya hybrid

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Tillandsia ... [Bromeliad]

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Pink purple Quills .... Tillandsia cyanea ..

Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Thanksgiving Cactus

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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in December, 2007.

Cattleya "Chocolate Drop"

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Cattleya "Chocolate Drop" ...

Shot in the "Orchid House" in Lincoln park Conservatory ...

Laelia anceps

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I love the symmetry of the inflorescence ...

Shot in Nov, 2007 ... in "Orchid House" at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.

Cattleya hybrid

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Shot in Nov, 2007 ... in "Orchid House" at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.

Cattleya hybrid

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Shot in Nov, 2007 ... in "Orchid House" at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.

Cattleya hybrid

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Shot in Nov, 2007 ... in "Orchid House" at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.

Stanhopea wardii

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Stanhopea wardii

Shot in the "Orchid House" in Lincoln park Conservatory ...

Psychopsis Mendenhall 'Hildos'

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Psychopsis Mendenhall 'Hildos'... Butterfly Oncidium ...

Shot in nov, 2007 ... In "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ..

Vanda Coerelua

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Vanda Coerela ..

Shot in Nov,2007 ... "Orchid House" at the Lincoln Park Conservatory ...

Bllra marfitch "Howard's Dream"

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Bllra Marfitch "Howard's Dream".

Shot in the "Orchid House" ... at the Lincoln park Conservatory.

Bllra Marfitch "Howard's Dream

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Bllra Marfitch "Howard's Dream"
Shot in the "Orchid House" ... at the Lincoln park Conservatory.

Coelogyne massangeana

Coelogyne massangena ..

Shot in Nov, 2007 ... "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory.

Brassavola nodosa

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Brassavola ..

Shot in the "Orchid House" ... at the Lincoln park Conservatory.

Name????

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Extremely fragrant orchid ...

Shot in the "Orchid House" in Lincoln park Conservatory ...

Blue Cattleya hybrid

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Blue Cattleya Orchid ... Lc Canhamiana..

Cattleya hybrid

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Cattleya Orchid ...

Shot in the "Orchid House" in Lincoln Park Conservatory..

Cattleya hybrid

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Cattleya Orchid ...

Shot in the "Orchid House" in Lincoln park Conservatory ...

Cattleya hybrid

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Cattleya Orchid ...

Shot in the "Orchid House" in Lincoln Park Conservatory..

Cattleya hybrid

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Cattleya Orchid ...

Shot in the "Orchid House" in Lincoln park Conservatory ...

Aechmea ... [Bromelaid]

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Aechmea gamosepala ... Matchstick Bromelaid / Lucky Stripes ...
Bright pink and electric blue ...
Brazil.

Shot in the "Orchid House" ... in Lincoln Park Conservatory ...

Purple Quill / Tillandsia ... [Bromeliad]

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Purple Quill Bromeliad ...

Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln park Conservatory, which apart from orchids has a beautiful bromelaid collection.

Billbergia .. [Bromeliad]

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Billbergia ...
Large Pink Bract with green flowers

Shot in Nov, 2007 ... the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... which apart from orchids has an excellent collection of bromelaids and some tropical flowers ...

Lincoln Park Conservatory

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The Lincoln Park Conservatory ... has 4 greenhouses ... The Show House, The Orchid House, The Palm House and the Fern House ... In this Blog these are images from the the "Orchid House" ... Photographs from other green houses are posted in my other blog ... "Urbs in Horto".

Talking about the Orchid House, apart from orchids, it has an excellent collection of bromelaids and tropical flowers ... In Bromelaids, I've seen ... Billbergia, Matchstick Plant, Purple Quill, Portea, Guzmania, Dancing Bulb, Vase Plant ... Some other tropical plants like ... Nepenthis Pitcher Plant, Coreopegia Sandersonii, Trumpet flowers, Bull Horn's Acacia, Ant Nest Plant, and also Pickly Pear Cactus, Mistletoe Cactus ...

This Blog also has photos of orchids taken at other places like the "Tropical Greenhouse" at Chicago Botanic Garden ... and many shots from "Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale", at Chicago Botanic Graden ...

Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale

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"Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale" [Oct 13 & 14, 2007]...
in the Chicago Botanic Garden ...

Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale

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"Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale" [Oct 13 & 14, 2007]...
in the Chicago Botanic Garden ...

Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale

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"Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale" [Oct 13 & 14, 2007]...
in the Chicago Botanic Garden ...

Habenaria rhodocheila "Scarlet"

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"Illinois Orchid Society's Show and Sale" [Oct 13 & 14, 2007]...
in the Chicago Botanic Garden ...