Conservatory of Flowers redux
You didn’t think I could fit all our great photos from the Conservatory of Flowers into one post, did you? Even with another post, it just scratches the surface. There’s so much to inspire and admire; it’s a spoil of photographic riches.
Botanical beauty takes many forms, especially in the orchid world. I don’t know what Dracula variety is in the next photo, but it’s easy to see why some kinds have the Spanish nickname “monkey face” (“cara de mono.”) A hairy Bulbophyllum bloom in the middle photo also seems more like a mammal than a plant. The maidenhair fern in the last shot imparts a leafier impression.
The spoils for our cameras also include more common orchid varieties, like a Miltonia, a Cymbidium, and a Masdevallia. They’re just a sampling of the wonders at the Conservatory of Flowers.
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April 17th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Thank you..really beautiful!! I’ve never visited the conservatory even tho’ I’m not very far away in Morgan Hill. It looks like a very special place and I’m going to make a point of visiting next time I head up to San Francisco.
April 20th, 2011 at 2:03 pm
it is a great post thanks for posting it!
May 3rd, 2011 at 11:12 am
grreat photos! Thanks!