The Many Orchids of Singapore’s Cloud Forest Conservatory
Singapore’s Cloud Forest Conservatory is a great place for orchids. It houses large displays of orchid species and hybrids, along with ferns, carnivorous plants, and other tropical greenery. The enormous glasshouse replicates a cloud forest, which is a high mountain forest bathed in constant mist and cool temperatures. Some of these varieties, like Masdevallias, Odonts, and Zygos, are the same ones that we can grow outdoors on the foggy Northern California coast.
Conservatory visitors can marvel at lots of exotic blooms, lush growth, green walls, and a towering indoor waterfall. Elevated walkways feature this indoor jungle from higher vantage points. The conservatory is part of Singapore’s enormous Gardens by the Bay nature park. I’ll have photos from the adjacent glasshouse, the Flower Dome, in a future post. I’ll have more of Dave’s pictures from the Cloud Forest Conservatory, too, so check back again soon. Enjoy orchids from the Singapore Botanic Gardens and National Orchid Garden in my earlier posts.
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