#conservatory of flowers

[njbice]

My recent paint out with friends at the Conservatory of Flowers, a 'perennial' favorite spot 😉

[pixelgary]

Conservatory of Flowers, SF

[storm-runner-zine]

"Freshly Watered", by me! SF Conservatory of Flowers, Dec 2024

[voyage-of-venus]

The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

Photos by me

[ccuntsservvatoryy]

morning at the conservatory

[colwynn-design]

Exploring the Conservatrory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

[etherealyearning]

Orangery at Castle Ashby

[raspberryspace]

Conservatory of Flower - 7/8/23

It was genuinely hard to be back in here again. As much as I wanted to take pictures of everything I barely pulled out my camera. Everything was blooming.

I saw the same flower that bloomed in 2009 again though. To think of all I’ve lived through while the little plant was collecting energy to bloom for 6 days in 2023 again. Amorphophallus titan. An unfortunate name given to such an alien plant.

[lionfloss]

Kelsie McNair

[vangoghcore]

by rt.plants

[modern-fairy]

Butterflies on dahlias 🦋

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 29 December 2024

Overwintering in this heated glasshouse was Begonia foliosa var. miniata (fuchsia begonia), a tender branching perennial with small, glossy green leaves and pendulous pink or red flowers. This species can be a houseplant or a large specimen for a conservatory in good but not direct light.

Jill Raggett

[voyage-of-venus]

From the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

Photo by me.

[flowerishness]

Pachystachys lutea (golden shrimp plant, Peruvian shrimp plant) and Justicia brandegeeana (Mexican shrimp plant)

On Saturday, I made my annual pilgrimage to the Bloedel Conservatory. This building is, in effect, a giant greenhouse full of exotic plants. These shrimp plants grow in the shady tropical rain forests of central and South America. They would never survive the winter in Vancouver.

The Bloedel Conservatory was opened in 1969 and it's avant-garde ''Triodetic dome' structure was inspired by Buckminster Fuller’s iconic Expo ’67 dome in Montreal. The building itself was constructed with funds provided by the (now extinct) timber company, MacMillan Bloedel. By 2009, the building was falling apart and needed a new roof. The Park's board was facing a deficit that year and decided to tear it down. A grassroots petition started a process which eventually saved this beautiful 1960's building. If you're ever in Vancouver, the Bloedel Conservatory is a must-see for plant lovers and architects alike.

[dramastream]

SEE YOU IN MY 19TH LIFE (2023)

[etherealyearning]

Linnean House, Missouri Botanical Gardens