DIANA BALDERRABANO – Photojournalism

This is the front of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory where The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage by Lily Kwong takes place. From February 28-March 12.
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At the start of the exhibit, you are welcomed with background information about why Lily Kwong chose to do her exhibit about Orchids.

This is a sitting area to take in the scenery of all the plants around.

People come with friends to enjoy the limited-time exhibition and get to chat in the
sitting area.

There are all types of habitats so that visitors can enjoy all types of flowers and get the full experience.

Photographs are encouraged for the limited-time exhibition because of all the beautiful scenery and orchids that can be found all around.

Each different flower has its own name tag near it so that visitors can differentiate their names when looking for more information on the sign boards.

All types of orchids can be found growing everywhere. Like here these orchids are growing from the tree.

This is a man-made waterfall to resemble the rainforest which is the habitat of these plants.

“All of these structures were man-made to resemble their natural habitat but, all of these plants are real plants. We always have to be looking out for these plants because they are always fighting for resources like light and water because some of the leaves are thicker than others.” – Botanical Staff

This is a Dendrobium Baic Gem. If you look closely at the middle of the flower it looks like it’s holding a pearl.

Women smell the scents that the orchids are giving off.

Staff writes down different changes in orchids and plants to make sure that the temperature is okay and plants aren’t having a bad reaction to change.

People inside greenhouse taking pictures of orchids.

For over 1,000 years orchids have played a central role in traditional and folk medicine practices throughout Asia. On this mountain, we could see the different orchids used for it.

“We are always fixing and remodeling around the place to make space for new plants when needed. We also have to check the temperature of the habitat because one wrong move and the plants could die.” Botanical Staff

There are also signs that go more in- depth about the flowers and where to find them.

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While walking in the exhibitions you can also bump into poems like this ancient Asia. Poem by Wang Huizhi.

All over the exhibition, we can find these information boards that go more in-depth about what type of habitat this is and what types of flowers we will find.

In this pathway two important medical orchids. The spring orchid Cymbidium goeringii and Dendrobium.