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Another Fantastic Bucket Orchid
The Orchid Column Sep 20, 2019 | 11:11 am
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Our magnificent Coryanthes bruchmülleri has been flowering regularly since it reached maturity last summer. C. bruchmülleri is the Goliath of the genus, with flowers four to five inches in diameter. Coryanthes bruchmülleri grows in lowland wet forests near the border of[…] -
Now opening: Coryanthes macrantha
The Orchid Column Apr 2, 2019 | 11:39 am
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We've produced a bumper crop of Coryanthes seedlings that are now reaching flowering size. Coryanthes, with their provocative morphology and intense fragrances are simply the best teaching tool ever for introducing students (or anyone!) to orchid pollination concepts, and Euglossine[…] -
Where are all the labels?
The Orchid Column Mar 28, 2019 | 10:43 am
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Lycomormium squalidum One of the most frequent comments on our visitor survey is 'Why aren't all of your plants labeled?' I totally get this. After all, an important function of plant collections in a botanical garden is to serve as[…] -
A Summer Tour
The Orchid Column Jun 21, 2018 | 11:36 am
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Good morning! Ready for an early walk through the Fuqua Orchid Center? Those of you who are buckling under the summer heat can head straight to the High Elevation House to cool off. Everyone else, follow me. As we enter[…] -
Early Summer
The Orchid Column Jun 18, 2018 | 11:24 am
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May and June are two of my favorite months in the Orchid Center. It's a photographer's paradise. Because we're inside a greenhouse, the 'golden hour' for photography, in which light assumes that uniquely warm and glowy quality, tends to occur[…]
The Fuqua Orchid Center provides an exciting opportunity for visitors to see the Atlanta Botanical Garden's distinguished orchid collection. Unique in the United States, its mission is the display and conservation of orchids and the education of visitors about orchids.
The glasshouse complex showcases the Atlanta Botanical Garden's existing tropical orchid collection and provides specialized facilities for a new collection of montane orchids that grow at high elevations.
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