{"id":23840,"date":"2016-01-05T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=23840"},"modified":"2016-03-21T07:23:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T15:23:46","slug":"zurich-succulent-plant-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/05\/zurich-succulent-plant-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Zurich Succulent Plant Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re thinking that I&#8217;ve gone astray with photos from the Zurich Succulent Plant Collection (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zuerich.com\/en\/visit\/nature\/succulent-plant-collection\" target=\"_blank\">Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich<\/a>,) I&#8217;ll remind you that orchids often turn up in unexpected places. After all, many orchids share traits with succulent plants, and that&#8217;s why they&#8217;re included here. Dave took these pictures last month. His work sometimes takes him to Zurich, but usually he&#8217;s too busy to play tourist. However, a few weeks ago he had an extra day to explore the city. He wasn&#8217;t expecting to find orchids in Zurich, but he&#8217;d heard there were nice cactus and succulent greenhouses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cactus_display_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23857 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cactus_display_800px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cactus and succulent display, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cactus_display_800px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cactus_display_800px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Cactus_display_800px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Parodia_horstii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23865 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Parodia_horstii_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Parodia horstii, cactus species in flower, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Parodia_horstii_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Parodia_horstii_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Parodia_horstii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Coelia_species_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23859 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Coelia_species_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Coelia species, possibly Coelia bella in flower, Epiphyte House, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Coelia_species_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Coelia_species_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Coelia_species_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\/12\/Catasetum_flower_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23858 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Catasetum_flower_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Catasetum orchid, strangley shaped flower, Epiphyte House, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Catasetum_flower_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Catasetum_flower_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Catasetum_flower_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Phalaenopsis_flower_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23866 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Phalaenopsis_flower_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchid, Phalaenopsis flower, Epiphyte House, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Phalaenopsis_flower_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Phalaenopsis_flower_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Phalaenopsis_flower_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_flowers_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23861 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_flowers_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum orchid, red flowers, Epiphyte House, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_flowers_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_flowers_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_flowers_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even on a cold December day, lots of orchids were blooming inside the glasshouses. The Zurich Succulent Plant Collection has an\u00a0Epiphyte House devoted to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/17\/up-a-tree-2\/\">air plants<\/a>, like orchids and bromeliads. Many orchids are succulents, with thickened leaves, stems, roots, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/12\/pseudobulb\/\">pseudobulbs<\/a> that effectively store water. While <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/humidity.html\">they can&#8217;t survive in dry air<\/a> like cactus or agave, they are able to survive rainless periods or <a href=\"http:\/\/aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/dormancy.html\">annual dormancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_centropetalum_aka_Oerstedella_centradenia_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23860 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_centropetalum_aka_Oerstedella_centradenia_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum centropetalum aka Oerstedella centradenia, orchid species flower, Epiphyte House, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_centropetalum_aka_Oerstedella_centradenia_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_centropetalum_aka_Oerstedella_centradenia_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Epidendrum_centropetalum_aka_Oerstedella_centradenia_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Masdevallia_tovarensis_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23863 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Masdevallia_tovarensis_800px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia tovarensis, orchid species with white flowers, Epiphyte House, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Masdevallia_tovarensis_800px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Masdevallia_tovarensis_800px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Masdevallia_tovarensis_800px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanilla_vine_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23868 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanilla_vine_800px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Vanilla vine, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanilla_vine_800px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanilla_vine_800px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanilla_vine_800px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Maxillaria_picta_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23864 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Maxillaria_picta_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Maxillaria picta, orchid species, Epiphyte House, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Maxillaria_picta_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Maxillaria_picta_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Maxillaria_picta_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanda_flowers_and_plant_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23867 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanda_flowers_and_plant_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda flowers and plant, Epiphyte House, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanda_flowers_and_plant_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanda_flowers_and_plant_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vanda_flowers_and_plant_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_flowers_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23862 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_flowers_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Laelia flowers, Epiphyte House, Zurich Succulent Plant Collection, Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_flowers_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_flowers_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Laelia_flowers_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Zurich Succulent Plant Collection is a world-renowned center for succulent plant research. Their glasshouses display thousands of varieties, including many unusual and rare species from different climate zones. More plants can be found in the outdoor Rockery and Cold Frames. Entry is free, and the greenhouses are open daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re thinking that I&#8217;ve gone astray with photos from the Zurich Succulent Plant Collection (Sukkulenten-Sammlung Z\u00fcrich,) I&#8217;ll remind you that orchids often turn up in unexpected places. After all, many orchids share traits with succulent plants, and that&#8217;s why they&#8217;re included here. Dave took these pictures last month. His work sometimes takes him to [&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-23840","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\/23840","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=23840"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23910,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23840\/revisions\/23910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}