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27th Entry: The Bloedel Conservatory
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Nov. 15th, 2008 | 11:34 pm
Today, Catherine and i visited the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park for the first time.
The Bloedel Conservatory is operated by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, and is the second largest domed conservatory in the world.
Completed in December 1969, this indoor environment maintains three simulated climate zones; tropical rain forest, sub-tropical, and desert. Aside from the nearly 500 plant species from these three climes, about 100 exotic birds are also found inside the dome.
Here are some pictures from today
Plaintain Banana, Musa paradisica - This is your common banana tree. Native from New Guinea to India, this plant grows extremely fast.
Lobster Claw, Heliconia psittacorum - This flower is also known as the False Bird of Paradise. The original (the non-false) Bird of Paradise belongs to a different genus, Strelitzia. Heliconias are native to the Americas and the Pacific Islands west of Indonesia. Strelitzia are native to South Africa.
This is a trunk of a palm tree covered with bromeliads. Bromeliads are a family of flowering plants. Many bromeliads, like this one, are epiphytes. This word is derived from Greek: epi means 'upon', and phyton means 'plant'. Why? Because epiphytes like this one, do not root in the soil - but rather derive their nutrients and physical support from growing on other plants.
Pandan or Screwpine, Pandanus utilis - This tree is native to Madasgascar. Read more about it here.
India Fig, Ficus auriculata - Native to Northern India, this tree has pumpkin shaped fruits growing directly on its trunk, a common characteristic for many rain forest trees.
Anthurium in front of a pair of Green-winged macaws.
This is Rosie, an African Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus). She is native to the rain forests of central Africa.
The rest of these pictures lack descriptions because i couldn't identify their subjects
wish i got the name of these birds! if anyone can identify them, please fill me in
Didn't get this one's name either...but how cute
Slimy!
i will have to go back to get this plant's name!
Can you spot the bird?
The Bloedel Conservatory is operated by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, and is the second largest domed conservatory in the world.
Completed in December 1969, this indoor environment maintains three simulated climate zones; tropical rain forest, sub-tropical, and desert. Aside from the nearly 500 plant species from these three climes, about 100 exotic birds are also found inside the dome.
Here are some pictures from today
Plaintain Banana, Musa paradisica - This is your common banana tree. Native from New Guinea to India, this plant grows extremely fast.
Lobster Claw, Heliconia psittacorum - This flower is also known as the False Bird of Paradise. The original (the non-false) Bird of Paradise belongs to a different genus, Strelitzia. Heliconias are native to the Americas and the Pacific Islands west of Indonesia. Strelitzia are native to South Africa.
This is a trunk of a palm tree covered with bromeliads. Bromeliads are a family of flowering plants. Many bromeliads, like this one, are epiphytes. This word is derived from Greek: epi means 'upon', and phyton means 'plant'. Why? Because epiphytes like this one, do not root in the soil - but rather derive their nutrients and physical support from growing on other plants.
Pandan or Screwpine, Pandanus utilis - This tree is native to Madasgascar. Read more about it here.
India Fig, Ficus auriculata - Native to Northern India, this tree has pumpkin shaped fruits growing directly on its trunk, a common characteristic for many rain forest trees.
Anthurium in front of a pair of Green-winged macaws.
This is Rosie, an African Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus). She is native to the rain forests of central Africa.
The rest of these pictures lack descriptions because i couldn't identify their subjects
wish i got the name of these birds! if anyone can identify them, please fill me in
Didn't get this one's name either...but how cute
Slimy!
i will have to go back to get this plant's name!
Can you spot the bird?
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