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Introduction
The National Orchid Garden is located at the heart
of the Singapore Botanical Gardens (S.B.G.). Inside
you will see dazzling displays of orchid hybrids
and many assortments of exotic plants such as alocasias,
bromeliads, tillandsias and many more. The most
interesting place would be the cool house. There,
visitors will get to experience the montane conditions
where some of the most beautiful orchid and plant
species are found. The National Orchid Garden is
certainly a place where orchid and plant lovers
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National
Orchid Garden Entrance
The
entrance is a busy place where many tourists
will be busy buying souvenirs or getting their
tickets. The entrance fee is about S$5 for
adults. |
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Paphiopedilum
Hybrid |
Dendrobium
sp |
Giant
Morning Glory |
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Bromeliad
Collection
Bromeliad
is a non-asian plant and I was never a fan
of their thorny leaves and water retention
crowns. They are certainly beautiful to look
at and inside you will find a huge collection
of bromeliad with tillandsias dangling everywhere. |
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Bromeliad |
Bromeliad |
more |
Bromeliad |
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Cool
House
It
is certainly cool to have a cool house in
Singapore. This million dollar glass house
houses a mixture of Asian montane and foreign
cool growing orchids. If only it was larger,
there will be even more interesting things
to see. |
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Misting
the cool house |
Cool
House |
Highland
Orchids |
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Highland
Plants
The
montane forest is usually wet and slimy and
cold. The plants are exposed to more sun and
their growth metabolism is slower. Plants
that adapted to such environment are usually
more colorful. |
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Aeschynanthus
sp |
Vanda
coerulea |
N.
sanguinea |
Artificial
falls |
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Asian
beauties
I
particularly liked the Asian montane orchids
and plants. Theses plants are only visible
in the highland forest and it is certainly
a privilege to see them growing nicely in
a glass house. |
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The |
Cool
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Carnivorous
Plants |
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Carnivorous
plants from far away
It
is also a privilege to see some of the cool
growing carnivorous plants like sarracenia
and heliamphora growing here in Singapore.
Hopefully the Singapore Botanical Gardens
continues to provide beautiful gardens that
educate the importance of plants. |
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Dracula
sp |
Dendrobium
sp. |
Paphiopedilum
sp. |
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