Blooms under glass
My name is David Smith - Harrison , and I began observing and nurturing plants at a young years . I love watch plant life grow . I started draw and paint plants and trees as a young artist . prime , flora , and garden proceed to inspire my professional nontextual matter . I am presently nurturing and farm a garden in Magna , Utah , which is on the very western edge of the Salt Lake Valley nestled up against the Oquirrh Mountains . Before that , I dwell and garden in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 year , where horticulture seemed effortless compared to gardening in Utah .
Today I ’d wish to share a few photos from a sojourn to theSan Francisco Conservatory of Flowers in the Golden Gate Park . I go for you relish them .
unbelievable double - flowered azalea ( Rhododendronhybrids , Zones 7–10 ) feature their bed upon - layer of pelf - pink flower petal .
A bromeliad ( probably a variety ofGuzamania , Zones 10–11 ) shows off red leave . Rather than give rise big , showy heyday , many bromeliads have leaves that flush burnished semblance as they get ready to bloom to attractpollinatorsto the usually small , less noticeable bloom .
Acitrus treeis loaded with mature fruit and opening flower buds .
A view of the conservatoire of Flowers from the exterior .
Inside the conservatory , dark green leaves of bird ’s nestfern(Aspleniumnidus , Zones 10–11 ) are paired here with the pinkish efflorescence of a efflorescence quince ( Chaenomelesspeciosa , Zones 4–8 ) .
You ca n’t have a conservatory withoutorchidsblooming . This calculate to be the lovely Nun ’s cap orchidaceous plant ( Phaiustankervilleae , Zones 10–11 ) .
A whole planting of Nun ’s detonator orchids flower together .
Moth orchids(Phalaenopsis , Zones 10–11 ) bloom behind lush tropical greenery .
pinkish moth orchidaceous plant have become widely available and affordable , making it easier to enjoy their beauty at home .
This stunning orchid looks likeDendrobiumnobile(Zones 10–11 ) .
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