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Orchids in the Conservatory of Flowers

These photos highlight just a few of the orchids on display at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers. Their extraordinary collection spans the vast range of the orchid world. Big and small, hybrid and species, common and rare — they’re all well represented.

Stanhopea orchid flower, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaDracula vampira flower, orchid species, black orchid flower, Pleurothallid, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaMiltoniopsis flowers, Pansy Orchid, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Cattleya Hardyana flower, close up of flower lip, orchid hybrid, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaHapalochilus nitidus, aka Bulbophyllum nitidum, miniature orchid, orchid species flower, unusual flower, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaAnoectochilus species from Vietnam, Jewel Orchid, Dark leaves with white stripe down the middle, unusual orchid, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

One of the benefits of air plants like these is that they live in different levels of the glasshouses, and visitors are not simply looking down at the ground to see flowers. Some are at eye level; others are high over our heads. As Dave and I pointed our cameras up into the trees, it was a delight to see other visitors look up and suddenly realize that there were orchids above them. Like the rainforests they’re modeled after, the Conservatory is a prime example of vertical gardens. Be sure to check out what’s in bloom the next time you’re in Golden Gate Park.

Orchids in the Aquatic Plants Gallery, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaMaxillaria lawrenceana, orchid species, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaDendrochilum magnum orchid species, aka Chain Orchid, aka Necklace Orchid, and tillandsia bromeliad in bloom, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Stanhopea wardii, orchid species, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaPhalaenopsis cornu-cervi, Moth Orchid species, Phal, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaCoelogyne orchid flowers hanging from moss basket, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

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This entry was posted on Sunday, September 10th, 2017 at 9:30 am and is filed under Photos.

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