{"id":43640,"date":"2023-06-17T20:25:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T04:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=43640"},"modified":"2023-06-21T15:05:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T23:05:39","slug":"san-franciscos-magical-conservatory-of-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/17\/san-franciscos-magical-conservatory-of-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco’s Magical Conservatory of Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Masdevallia<\/a>\"Conservatory<\/a>\"Dendrobium<\/a><\/p>\n

San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers<\/a> is one of the many gems in Golden Gate Park<\/a>. I’ve blogged about our past visits, but it had been a few years since we were there. Last week, Dave and I remedied that, and we were again in awe of their astounding collection. The glasshouse is magnificent on the outside, and packed with tropical plants inside. Orchids abound. Like a rainforest, orchids are at every level: in pots on the floor, hanging from mounts<\/a>, and suspended from above<\/a>. The more we looked, the more fascinating plants we found.<\/p>\n

\"Trichoglottis<\/a>\"Pleurothallis<\/a>\"Sobralia<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Coelogyne<\/a>\"Bulbophyllum<\/a>\"Conservatory<\/a><\/p>\n

Orchid varieties in the historic glasshouse range from tiny pleurothallids<\/a> to an enormous Sobralia<\/a> which towers over visitors. I really enjoyed the variety, especially the rare and rarely-seen species. The non-orchids are pretty spectacular, too. A few are shown in the final two rows of pictures below, including the new growth on a Titan Arum, or Corpse Flower<\/a>, in the last photo. For weeks, people have been wondering whether it’s a leaf or a flower. Yesterday, the Conservatory announced that they can see the signs that it will be a flower.<\/a> (Sorry, Instagram will not let that link work unless you’re logged in.)<\/em> In a couple weeks, it will bloom as one of the largest and stinkiest flowers in the plant world. Fortunately, it didn’t stink when we were there.<\/p>\n

\"Purple<\/a>\"Aquatic<\/a>\"Osa<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Spiral<\/a>\"Lowland<\/a>\"Amorphophallus<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’re in San Francisco, the magical Conservatory of Flowers is always worth a visit. Check out photos from our past visits below.<\/p>\n