The Orchid House

Click on the individual flowers to see full-screen images of them

Bearing a magnificent variety of blooms, the orchid family is probably the largest in the world with over 25,000 species and as many hybrids. From the several thousand orchids growing in our greenhouses, only those plants - approximately 75 -- which are in their peak blooming period are displayed. Seventeen common genera of orchids are represented, including the popular corsage orchid, the cattleya. Above the Orchid collection ranges the huge Monstera Deliciosa, Swiss Cheese Plant, which bears edible fruit.

Click on one of the orchids in the image to see it up close. Some of them have a delightful scent but you'll have to take my word for it or come and find out for yourself!