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Even if it seems that Dave is on a whirlwind tour of the planet’s botanical gardens, that’s not really the case. He’s just traveling a lot for work, and he’s taking advantage of chances to sightsee. Last week, after a conference in Canada, he was able to enjoy one of the most impressive gardens in the world, the Montreal Botanical Garden. Spread out over 185 acres (75 hectares,) it boasts 22,000 plant varieties, over 20 thematic gardens, and 10 connected greenhouses. The Orchids and Aroids Greenhouse holds most of the orchids.

I’m really amazed with the garden’s remarkable range of unusual orchid species and hybrids. Many rare varieties were on display, providing a great demonstration of the orchid family’s diversity. It’s not everyday you see Gongora, Scuticaria, and Grammangis species in bloom.

Besides the Orchids and Aroids Greenhouse, Dave also found orchids in the Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse, and vanilla vines in the Tropical Food Plants Greenhouse.

The Montreal Botanical Garden grows a lot more than orchids. There’s an alpine garden, shade garden, Chinese garden, Japanese garden, First Nations garden, lilac garden, and so much more. Check back soon for additional photos from Montreal.

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This entry was posted on Monday, May 30th, 2016 at 7:30 pm and is filed under Botanical Gardens, Photos, Warm Growers.

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