Cattleya Orchid in Black and White
by L Bosco
Title
Cattleya Orchid in Black and White
Artist
L Bosco
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
Description
DescriptionEvery year the Marie Selby Gardens in Sarasota Florida has an orchid display. These cattleyas just pop as the colors are so pure. According to Wikipedia, the Gardens feature preserved collections of epiphytes, feature more than 20,000 living plants including 5,500 orchids, 3,500 bromeliads and 1,600 other plants. The living collection is accompanied by an herbarium, with dried and preserved specimens of tropical flora; the world's second-largest spirit collection consisting of vials of mostly orchid flowers in preservative fluids; and a library. More than 150 expeditions to the tropics and subtropics have contributed to these collections.
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December 8th, 2020
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