Скачать или смотреть Beautiful Flowers Ground Orchid in Bloom 🌼 Mounts Botanical Garden, Florida, USA 🌴🗽

Ground orchid
Here’s a bit about it:
🌸 Flowers: Bright pinkish-purple, sometimes light lavender, growing on tall stalks.
🍃 Leaves: Long, lance-shaped, and pleated (you can see the folds — that's why it's called "plicata").
🌱 Habitat: Loves tropical climates, partial sun to light shade.

🏡 Use: Very popular in tropical gardens because it looks like a fancy orchid but grows like a hardy little shrub.

Mounts Botanical Garden, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, is Palm Beach County's oldest and largest public garden. Spanning 20 acres, it features over 7,000 species of tropical and subtropical plants from six continents, including Florida natives, exotic trees, tropical fruits, herbs, citrus, and palms.
🌿 History and Mission
Established in 1954 and named after Marvin U. “Red” Mounts, Palm Beach County’s first Agricultural Extension Agent, the garden began as a tropical fruit tree arboretum. Over the decades, it evolved into a vibrant botanical garden through public-private partnerships, notably with the University of Florida/IFAS and the nonprofit Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden.
🌸 Garden Highlights
Mounts Botanical Garden comprises 25 themed display gardens, each offering unique experiences:
Windows on the Floating World – Blume Tropical Wetland Garden: Features open-gridded walkways over wetlands, giving the sensation of "walking on water."
Garden of Tranquility: An Asian-inspired garden with stone, bamboo, and lush plantings, designed to evoke peace and reflection.
Butterfly Garden: Attracts various butterfly species with nectar-rich plants.
Edible Garden: Showcases tropical fruits, seasonal vegetables, herbs, and flowers suitable for South Florida cultivation.
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Herb Garden of Well-Being: Highlights plants used for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic purposes.
Other notable gardens include the Tropical Forest, Rose and Fragrance Garden, Florida Native Plant Garden, Mediterranean Garden, and the Tropical Cottage Garden.
🎨 Exhibits and Events
Mounts Botanical Garden hosts various exhibits and events throughout the year. Notably, "Ribbit the Exhibit II," running from November 23, 2024, to May 25, 2025, features 18 whimsical, larger-than-life frog sculptures by artist Andy Cobb, offering a playful exploration of amphibians.
The garden also offers educational programs, plant sales, art exhibits, and special events, attracting nearly 100,000 visitors annually.
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