Okay, I went to a Daylily show and the USF Botanical Gardens today and I'm operating on very little sleep. So I'm just going to keep posting until I fall asleep and my head hits the keyboard and hits the "finished" button.
Now, the Selby conservatory isn't really big, but they pack it well. And there are all these signs telling you not to touch the plants. There are no signs like that in the gardens, but there are plenty of them in the conservatory. But since my method involves taking pictures of the name tags, sometimes I have to turn the plant so I can see the tag. And sometimes I reach right in the plant and pull it out. I was doing that very thing to a bromeliad when I heard a voice behind me say, "That's a smart thing to do." And it was one of the volunteers! I totally thought I was busted until what she said sunk in. The key is to just act confident like you totally know what you're doing. I was all, "Yeah, this is my methodology so I know what plant I have a photo of." And I was worried about getting kicked out. Let's go into the conservatory!
Ansellia africana
Elaphogossum herminieri
Microsorum punctatum var. serratum. Some kind of Elkhorn Fern.
Strongylodon macrobotrys. Jade vine. This one got a lot of attention.
Nepenthes truncata
Nepenthes ampullaria
Phragmipedium longifolium
Vanda tessellata
Encyclia borincana
Myrmecophila tibicinis
Epidendrum Belmont
Encyclia cordigera
Coryanthes macrantha
Chysis cf. laevis
Chysis aurea (the photo is blurry, but I think that's what the tag says)
Maxillaria variabilis
Encyclia randii x E. tampensis alba
Tillandsia multicaulis
Chysis violacea
Coelogyne lactea 'Sylvia'
Oncidium sphacelatum
Guzmania 'Alii'
Aechmea woronowii. I want to run away with this plant. It's pretty big though; it would be awkward to carry and I'd get caught.
Aechmea penduliflora
Vanda Kultana Gold x Ascocenda Thai Spot. I think all Ascocendas are Vandas now.
Ascocenda Jukkich Gold. Or Vanda. Whatever, these blooms are HUGE!
Dorstenia choconiana
Oncidium sp.
Gongora latibasis
Aeschynanthus hartleyi
Myrmecophila humboldtii
Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis
Anthurium fendleri
Anthurium wendlingeri
Anthurium eminens var. nov.
Hydnophytum moseleyanum. Ant plant.
Dendrobrium Gatton Sunray
Epidendrum ilense
Lycaste xytriophora
Encyclia osmantha
Maxillaria tenuifolia
Encyclia alata
Okay, I'm getting nervous I'm going to accidentally close this window so let's post and continue in the next installment!
