Wednesday 1 January 2014

Wisley Orchids

Orchids at the RHS garden, Wisley.  3 December 2013.
Orchids at the RHS garden, Wisley.  3 December 2013.
Orchids at the RHS garden, Wisley.  3 December 2013.
Orchids at the RHS garden, Wisley.  3 December 2013.
Just to make a change from low key seasonal photos, here are some orchids in the RHS garden at Wisley on 3 December.  The glass house was full of flowers, many of them pink for some reason.   Here are two photos of pink flowers that aren't orchids.

Schlumbergera hybrid, RHS garden, Wisley.  3 December 2013.
Schlumbergera hybrid, RHS garden, Wisley.  3 December 2013.
 This is one of the prettiest of the Cacti, and probably belongs in Barbie's greenhouse.

Tillandsia stricta, RHS garden, Wisley.  3 December 2013.
Tillandsia stricta, RHS garden, Wisley.  3 December 2013.
The tall plant is actually a cluster of plants supported on a pole.  These Bromeliads don't feed through their roots.  They are epiphytes; they just cling to branches in wet places, like the American "Spanish Moss," and absorb moisture and nutrients through their leaves.

These photos were taken with my iPhone.

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