{"id":22425,"date":"2015-07-11T20:30:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T04:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=22425"},"modified":"2015-10-31T18:43:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T02:43:30","slug":"more-orchids-from-kew-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/11\/more-orchids-from-kew-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"More Orchids From Kew Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kew Gardens is packed with botanical treasures, and it&#8217;s impossible to see them in a single visit, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/05\/orchids-at-kew-gardens\/\">a single blog post<\/a>. Here are some more photos from our recent trip to the world&#8217;s preeminent botanical garden. The first picture shows <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kew.org\/visit-kew-gardens\/explore\/attractions\/palm-house-and-rose-garden\" target=\"_blank\">the Palm House<\/a>, which features orchids scattered among its tropical plants. The second picture has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kew.org\/visit-kew-gardens\/explore\/attractions\/princess-wales-conservatory\" target=\"_blank\">the Princess of Wales Conservatory<\/a>, with two rooms devoted to orchids, and the third highlights one of those rooms, the Tropical Orchid Zone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Palm_House_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22434 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Palm_House_800px-128x77.jpg\" alt=\"Palm House, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Palm_House_800px-128x77.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Palm_House_800px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Palm_House_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22436 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px-128x77.jpg\" alt=\"Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px-128x77.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Kew_Gardens_Tropical_Orchid_Zone_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22431 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Kew_Gardens_Tropical_Orchid_Zone_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Tropical Orchid Zone, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Kew_Gardens_Tropical_Orchid_Zone_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Kew_Gardens_Tropical_Orchid_Zone_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Kew_Gardens_Tropical_Orchid_Zone_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The remaining photos show a few of the fascinating orchids on display during our visit. The next six pictures are orchid species. Some are common, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/27\/chinese-ground-orchid\/\">the Chinese Ground Orchid<\/a>, and others are much more unusual, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/09\/grammatophyllum-orchids\/\">the Grammatophyllum<\/a>. They are just a fraction of Kew&#8217;s orchid gems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bletilla_striata_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22429 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bletilla_striata_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Bletilla striata, Chinese Ground Orchid, orchid species in bloom outside the Palm House, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bletilla_striata_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bletilla_striata_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bletilla_striata_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22430 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum, orchid species, Bell Orchid, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Oncidium_sphacelatum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22433 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Oncidium_sphacelatum_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Oncidium sphacelatum, Popcorn Orchid, orchid species in the Palm House, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Oncidium_sphacelatum_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Oncidium_sphacelatum_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Oncidium_sphacelatum_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Phalaenopsis_fasciata_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22435 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Phalaenopsis_fasciata_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis fasciata flowers, Moth Orchid species, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Phalaenopsis_fasciata_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Phalaenopsis_fasciata_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Phalaenopsis_fasciata_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lycaste_aromatica_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22432 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lycaste_aromatica_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Lycaste aromatica, The Sweet Scented Lycaste, orchid species with yellow flowers, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lycaste_aromatica_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lycaste_aromatica_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lycaste_aromatica_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aerides_rosea_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22427 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aerides_rosea_800px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Aerides rosea, The Rose Colored Aerides, orchid species with pink and white flowers, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aerides_rosea_800px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aerides_rosea_800px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Aerides_rosea_800px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We couldn&#8217;t find name tags on the orchids in these last three photos, but they&#8217;re certainly worthy of inclusion. An antelope-type <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/dendrobium.html\">Dendrobium<\/a>, and two colorful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/vanda.html\">Vandas<\/a>, round out this visit to Kew. Check back soon for more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Antelope_Dendrobium_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22428 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Antelope_Dendrobium_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Antelope type Dendrobium orchid, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Antelope_Dendrobium_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Antelope_Dendrobium_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Antelope_Dendrobium_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22438 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_2_800px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda orchid flowers, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_2_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_2_800px-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_2_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22437 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_1_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda orchid flower, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_1_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_1_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Vanda_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kew Gardens is packed with botanical treasures, and it&#8217;s impossible to see them in a single visit, or a single blog post. Here are some more photos from our recent trip to the world&#8217;s preeminent botanical garden. The first picture shows the Palm House, which features orchids scattered among its tropical plants. The second picture [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botanical-gardens","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22425"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22467,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22425\/revisions\/22467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}