More Photos from the US Botanic Garden
A dozen orchids in my previous post about the US Botanic Garden (USBG) were just the start. The first row of this post includes three more. There’s a great Pabstia species, and then a sunny, dangling Dendrobium. The third picture shows a very unusual orchid. Eulophia petersii is a desert species. Few orchids live in hot, dry deserts, but this orchid does, ranging from Yemen through eastern and southern Africa. Its blooms stood atop a tall flower spike, well above our heads, and were challenging to photograph. With menacing serrated edges on thick, succulent leaves, this Eulophia looked at home in the Desert Gallery alongside pointy cacti and succulents.
The rest of the photos feature a few of the USBG’s non-orchid sights. There are views inside the glasshouse, with cacao pods, a star-shaped coffee flower, and lots of luscious greenery. The glasshouse is divided into 17 different zones, including a Children’s Garden, Mediterranean Gallery, Medicinal Garden, and of course, Orchid House. The largest zone is the Tropics House, which offers great perspectives from above in its second-story canopy walk. There are also spectacular outdoor gardens, but we were focused on the indoor ones for our visit. Even though it’s a small botanic garden, they pack lots of amazing plants into the USBG.
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