Friday, January 25, 2008
Goblin Orchid / Dendrobium spectabile
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Golblin Orchid ... Dendrobium spectabile ..
Native to New Gunie, Solomon Islands ...
Shot in the "Orchid House" in Lincoln Park Conservatory in Jan, 2008.
Name????
Cochleanthes amazonica
Paphiopedilum
Paphiopedilum
Paphiopedilum
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Paphiopedilum
Bamboo Orchid
Foxtail Orchid
Doritaenopsis
Jewel Orchid
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Jeweled Orchid ... Jeweled Ludisia ... Haemaria discolor ..
Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in January, 2008 ..
Jewel orchids are mostly grown for their spectacular foliage. Most species of jewel orchids produce insignificant flowers but a few, such as Ludisia discolor, produce spikes of small but attractive white and yellow flowers and these are also pleasantly fragrant.
Name ????
Jack Spaniard
Dendobrium
Rock Orchid
Monday, January 21, 2008
Acacia / Mimosa
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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in Jan, 2008 ...
I've written earlier that the "Orchid House", not only has a rich collection of orchids but also beautiful bromeliads and some tropical plants/trees like Acacia, Nepethenes [Pitcher plants] ... and even a few cactus varities ...
Bullhorm Acacia
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Shot in the "Orchid House" at Lincoln Park Conservatory ... in Jan, 2008 ...
I've written earlier that the "Orchid House", not only has a rich collection of orchids but also beautiful bromeliads and some tropical plants/trees like Acacia, Nepethenes [Pitcher plants] ... and even a few cactus varities ...
Bullhorn Acacia .... Acacia cornigera [family: Fabaceae], is a swollen-thorn acacia native to Mexico and Central America. The common name of "bullhorn" refers to the large, enlarged, hollowed-out swollen thorns that occur in pairs at the base of leaves, and resemble the horns of a steer. In Yucatan area, [where the bullhorn acacia thrives] it is called "subĂn". The thorns are technically called stipular spines ...
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