Happy Friday, GPODers!
We’re wrapping up this week with some bonus pictures from my trip last year to Hershey Gardens.
After checking out the endless rose varieties and meandering through various themed gardens, you must make one more stop before leaving: The Butterfly Atrium. Aside from the amazing butterflies that can be spotted flying around, there is a dazzling array of tropical plants. This is a tiny atrium that is so much more conducive to wandering and admiring than stopping and taking photos, but below are some of the best shots I got.
A sensational sea of greens! Ferns are thriving in the humid atrium.
Whether in warmer locales or tropical greenhouses, seeing plants we might typically see as houseplants in their full, natural form is always a treat. I’ve spotted countless Cordyline fruticosa ‘Florida’ in the plant shop, but nothing quite like this one.
This is the kind of snake plant planting I dream of! There are so many different colors and variegations on display here, and they are paired beautifully with bromeliads. Bonus points to anyone who can spot the butterfly in this picture!
If you’ve taken a stab at growing calathea, you might be drooling at your screen right now. These rattlesnake calathea (Goeppertia insignis) were mind-boggling.
If it wasn’t clear yet, I’m a sucker for a funky foliage plant. With that being said, I was delighted by these delicate little orchid blooms (potentially Odontoglossum Chayenne) growing around from frangipani (Plumeria rubra) foliage.
COME ON! When foliage plants like this stunningly white ‘Fireworks’ begonia (Begonia ‘Fireworks’, Zones 10–11) are in the room, how do you have eyes for anything else?
Finally, what every gardener with limited space dreams of—a wall of plants!
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Comments
great focus on foliage!
I've never been to Hershey Gardens, so thanks for the tour!
Beautiful!!!
I could not find the location of the garden in this article. Yes, I could look it up, but a reader should not have to do that.
Hershey Gardens
170 Hotel Road
Hershey, PA 17033
717-534-3492
That begonia is spectacular, especially paired with the beautiful ferns.
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