Orchids for the Season

With a chilly rain here on the California coast, and more storms in the forecast, these orchids are perfect for inspiring warm thoughts. Enjoy a few more photos from our visit to Vallarta Botanical Gardens in Mexico last winter.

Orange Epidendrum, orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, MexicoProsthechea cochleata, clamshell orchid or cockleshell orchid, orchid species flower, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, MexicoSpathoglottis, Phillipine Ground Orchid, orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico

Encyclia orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, MexicoRed Epidendrum orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, MexicoEncyclia orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico

With blooms in every hue, rich perfumes, and amazing flower shapes, these orchids are embodiments of the word tropical. Vallarta Botanical Gardens is just outside Puerto Vallarta. It’s full of both native and exotic species, and always worth a visit.

Epidendrum ciliare, aka Coilostylis ciliaris, close up photo of orchid species flower with a fringed flower lip, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, MexicoOrange Cattleya orchid flower, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, MexicoSpathoglottis, Philipine Ground Orchid, orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico

Arundina graminifolia, Bamboo Orchid, orchid species flower, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, MexicoOncidium orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, MexicoMiltoniopsis orchid flower, Pansy Orchid, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico

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