Como Park Conservatory Orchid Sampler

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Como Park Conservatory Orchid Sampler

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There is a large conservatory at Como Park in St. Paul. It is really wonderful to see all these tropical plants growing in Minnesota. I was disappointed to not find a single cactus anywhere there.
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They do have a nice orchid collection and here are a few:
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This one is tiny and just crazy:
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This one is very unlike other orchids I've seen:
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Nice collection of orchids though.
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Daiv,
was the bottom one a stinker?
I am pretty sure that there are some orchids that are stinkers and that looks like it might have been one, but then again I am not expert.

Cool orchids, too bad there were not cacti. Looks like it would be a perfect place to have a wing of cacti, or if you were me a whole building full of cacti!
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[quote="Peterthecactusguy"]Daiv,
was the bottom one a stinker?
I am pretty sure that there are some orchids that are stinkers and that looks like it might have been one, but then again I am not expert.
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The bottom one is an Anguloa orchid. They are very fragrant. Not stinky at all.
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They looks beautiful, Daiv. Thanks for the nice shots.
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Yeah, I'm used to Orchids having no scent so I didn't even try smelling any of them.

Here is to give you scale on the little one:

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That coservatory looks impressive indeed!
Beautiful orchids!
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daiv wrote:Yeah, I'm used to Orchids having no scent so I didn't even try smelling any of them.

Here is to give you scale on the little one:

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That's a Restripia. Not sure of the species.
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Ah ok. There are some that are stinkers tho! I know cause we got one that smelled really bad and attracted flies like some succulents do.
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i do love orchids, especially these!
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Very cool orchids! 8)
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