{"id":33975,"date":"2019-12-17T19:33:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T03:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=33975"},"modified":"2019-12-21T10:26:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T18:26:38","slug":"enjoy-orchids-at-the-university-of-oxford-botanic-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/17\/enjoy-orchids-at-the-university-of-oxford-botanic-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy Orchids at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Oncidium<\/a>\"Restrepia<\/a>\"Phragmipedium<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Conservatory<\/a>\"Cymbidium<\/a>\"Bromeliads<\/a><\/p>\n

The UK’s oldest botanical garden has plenty for orchid lovers to enjoy. Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum<\/a> dates to 1621, making it older than London’s Chelsea Physic Garden<\/a> (founded 1673) and Kew Gardens<\/a> (founded 1759.) Oxford’s garden covers 4.5 acres (1.8 hectares,) and grows over 6000 different plant species.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Calanthe<\/a>\"Vanda<\/a>\"Coelogyne<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Garden<\/a>\"Restrepia<\/a>\"Inside<\/a><\/p>\n

The garden includes seven adjacent glasshouses with different growing conditions. Several of the greenhouses contain orchids, including the Fernery, Tropical Lily House, Palm House, and Insectivorous House. All of them are packed with fascinating plants. The flowers in this post are all orchids, except for the colorful bromeliads at the end of the second row of photos.<\/p>\n

\"Ludisia<\/a>\"Phalaenopsis<\/a>\"Paphiopedilum<\/a><\/p>\n

Oxford Botanic Garden is part of the University of Oxford<\/a>, one of the oldest universities in the world, founded over 900 years ago<\/a>. It was a famous institution long before scenes from the Harry Potter<\/em> films<\/a> were shot there, lending its Gothic spires and medieval architecture<\/a> to Hogwarts. The botanic garden inspired parts of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland<\/em><\/a>, and also JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings<\/em><\/a> stories. Oxford is an easy train ride from London, making it an ideal day trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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