Roses

 

Orchids

Como Conservatory has a huge collection of Orchids. These are some of the ones that were in bloom when we visited.

 

 I did not know until recently that Lady Slippers were a type of Orchid.

There are more than 300 types of orchids world wide!

 I love the bold colors and patterns of this one.

Vanilla is derived from orchids. It is made from the dried seed pods of the vanilla genus.

This one reminds me of fireworks.

 

This one is so tiny, its about the size of a dime!

For more information on orchids check out Wikipedia, or The American Orchid Society.
 Hope you enjoyed the orchids. :)

Assorted Como Flowers

We took another trip to Como Conservatory for our anniversary. 

We had a lot of fun, and I took some great photos.

Water Lillies

Hibiscus

 Geranium

Lavender

 Petunia

Coneflowers

Lilly

(Anyone know what this beauty is?)

If you are ever in Minnesota check out Como Zoo and Conservatory. Its beautiful!

Local Hike

The same day that Raspi and I went to the Cemetery, we also went on a nature hike. These are some of the flowers we saw.

 

 

Zinnia

 "Dayflower" and invasive species.

 Forget-me-nots

"Ghost Plant" which is actually a fungus not a flower.