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Here are some more pictures from our recent visit to Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA.

Cymbidium flowers

Originally I mis-identified this orchid. Its correct name is Bifrenaria harrisoniae. The center looks like a smiley face with a fuzzy beard.

In high humidity at Phipps, orchid roots grow exposed to the open air. The roots growing around a wooden basket show how an orchid attaches to a tree branch in the wild.

Dendrobium nobile is a fragrant orchid native to the Himalayas.

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This entry was posted on Monday, April 28th, 2008 at 12:46 pm and is filed under Botanical Gardens, Fragrant Orchids, Growing, Orchids in the Wild, Photos.

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